Famine Diary - Hardcover

O Cathaoir, Brendan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0716526557 ISBN 13: 9780716526551

Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

A unique record of the Great Famine, written with insight, detachment and empathy. Based on a wide selection of sources ñ contemporary newspapers, official correspondence and diaries ñit provides a graphic picture of conditions in the Irish countryside as the crisis developed. It combines analysis and an overview with a focus on the worst-hit areas. The relief efforts are presented where possible, frequently with the help of priestsí letters, from the perspective of the poor.

About this title

Product Description:

[`A unique record of the Great Famine...Based on a wide selection of sources...provides a graphic picture of the conditions in the Irish countryside as the crisis developed.' Unabridged text from The Irish Times Series].

Synopsis:

Based on a wide selection of resources, this record of the Great Famine provides a graphic picture of conditions in the Irish countryside as the crisis developed. It combines analysis and an overview with a focus on the worst-hit areas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Irish Academic Press Ltd
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0716526557
• ISBN 13: 9780716526551
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 216