Crowley, John / Smyth, William J. / Murphy, Michael / Kinmonth, Claudia.

Atlas of the great Irish famine, 1845-52.

Cork, Ireland, Cork University Press, 2012. 31 cm. XVI, 710 pages with hundreds of illustrations. Original Hardcover with dustjacket in protective collector’s mylar. Excellent, as new condition with only minor signs of external wear. The defining publication on the topic.

Includes for example the following essays: Ireland before and after the Great Famine / The Story of the Great irish Famine (1845-1852) / The potato: root of the Famine / Baunreagh, County Laois – The failure of the potato Diet in pre-Famine Ireland / The Great Hunger / The longue duree – Britain and colonial Ireland / The colonial dimensions of the Great irish Famine / Quaker Relief efforts / A microgeography of the workhouse system during the Famine / Population decline and social transformation / Mortality and emigration in six parishes in the Union of Skibbereen, West Cork (1846-1847) etc. etc. etc.

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Six – General Irish History · Irish Famine · Irish History – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9781859184790
• Inventory Number: 110299AB

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