‘People are Starving’ - On This Day in 1925
The Lisnaskea Board of Guardians’ Relieving Officer, Mr TE Johnston, reporting on the condition of forty-three families in ...
Daily Express on MSN17d
Deadly Irish potato famine originated thousands of miles away, study finds
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...
Irish Immigration
In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record ...
Irish Independent on MSN3d
As Trump destroys USAID, let Ireland remain a beacon of solidarity
This has been fuelled by the sudden, brutal and devastating suspension of USAID and America’s support to global development, ...
Famine as political violence: 'There is food, but no access to food'
When we think of famine, we quickly think of a natural disaster, while there are often political causes as well. A famine ...
RTE Online19d
Brian Warfield of The Wolfe Tones launches his musical about The Famine
Celtic Exodus may reopen the debate about whether The Famine was a natural disaster or a genocide by the English government. Warfield is in no doubt. "It was a genocide against the Irish people ...