Hickey, Patrick.

Famine in West Cork. The Mizen Peninsula, Land and People, 1800-1852. A local study of pre-famine and famine Ireland.

Cork, Mercier Press, 2002. 16 cm x 24 cm. Frontispiece, 424 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Dustjacket with signs of wear. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Extremely Rare, out-of-print-title. The ultimate copy, signed and with a gift-inscription from Patrick Hickey to Rosscarbery Bookdealer Cal [Hyland] and with two original, very rare and controversial newspaper-clippings which constituted a dispute about facts in the book between Patrick Hickey and irish journalist Eoghan Harris.

The defining publicatioon the History of the Famine in West Cork.

Includes for example the following chapters:

Law and Disorder – Famine and Road-Making / Catholic Emancipation in 1800-1829 / Religion and Education 1825 – 1845 / Mining for Copper and Barytes in 1800 – 1845 / Tithes, Poverty – Daniel O’Connell 1830-1845 / Agriculture, Fisheries and Population in 1821 – 1845 / Rotting Potatoes and Road-Making in September 1845-December 1846 / Bringing the food and the People together (March – September 1847) / Voyage to the Next World or the New World – Mortality and Emigration 1846 – 1847 / Towards Local ‘Pauper Home Rule’ / The Emergence of a Post-Famine Society in 1847 – 1852 /

The early years of the nineteenth century saw a struggle throughout Ireland against ignorance, poverty and hunger; a struggle that was reflected in microcosm in the Mizen Peninsula, the southernmost tip of Ireland. The failure of the potato crop caused a minor famine in 1821, and this presaged the dark catastrophe which began when potato blight struck in 1845. Famine in West Cork presents a detailed study of the Famine, its antecedents and its aftermath in the area of West Cork. It details mortality, emigration, relief measures, religious controversy and “″souperism””. The scope of the narrative is wide, encompassing prime minister and beggar, parliament and parish, labourer and landlord. The personalities and circumstances of many of those caught up in the disaster come vividly to light. (Amazon)

• Keywords: Catalogue Irish History Three – From Famine to Free State · Cork · Famine – Map of West Cork · Famine in West Cork · Famine, 1845-1852 · Irish Famine · Irish History – Rare · Potato Famine Ireland · West Cork
• Language: English
• ISBN: 978-1856353885
• Inventory Number: 50650AB

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