| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Cover; Front Matter; Title Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Maps; List of Tables; Introduction; Chapter 1; A Nation of Paupers; Chapter 2; A Cruel Mockery of Relief; Chapter 3; A Disease Affecting the Potato; Chapter 4; A Temporary Inconvenience; Chapter 5; Nothing but Watercresses and Cabbage; Chapter 6; No Poor Law Can Meet it; Chapter 7; The Haggards are Empty; Chapter 8 ; The Times are Better Now; Chapter 9; Grappling with Shadows; Chapter 10; The Questionable Census; Chapter 11; The General Extermination of the People; Notes; Appendices; Select Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This shocking new study documents the history of the Great Famine in County Leitrim with unprecedented depth, making use of records that haven't been used in any previous study. The records reveal astounding details concerning the shape and longevity of the catastrophe. With this expansive coverage, author Gerard MacAtasney seeks to reveal the extent to which both environmental conditions and the British authorities played a part in altering the life of County Leitrim forever, by way of death, disease, and forced emigration. In 1841, the population of Leitrim was 155,000; 10 years later, it ha |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Famines -- Ireland -- Leitrim -- History -- 19th century
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain.
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Famines
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| SUBJECT |
Ireland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95010073
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Leitrim (Ireland : County) -- History
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| Subject |
Ireland
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Ireland -- Leitrim (County)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2014471009 |
| ISBN |
9781908928511 |
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1908928514 |
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