In Their Own Words: The Famine in North Connacht, 1845-1849This book is about the famine as told in diary form. It chronicles the unfolding calamity through the eyes of those at the coalface, some of the victims, many others heroically striving to alleviate the plight of their starving fellowman. With most of the material never before published, this book makes a major contribution to a better understanding of the Famine. -- Publisher description |
Contents
Marginalia | 6 |
List of Illustrations | 9 |
ΙΟ List of Abbreviations | 10 |
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20 F Spinster 20 F Unknown 20 M Labourer Achonry Age Sex Occupation April bags of biscuit Ballaghaderreen Ballina Ballinrobe Ballyhaunis Ballymote barony Belmullet Bewley and Pim Board of Guardians Bohola Boyle Brennan Bridget Castlebar Castlerea Collooney Coolaney Coolavin Costello Cryan CSORP death December destitute distress district Draft reply Durcan electoral division employment F Child F Matron F Spinster 20 Farmer February fever Foxford Friday G. V. Jackson Gallagher Gallen Gethen grant Henry Indian meal James January John July Keash Kilmactigue Kiltimagh Labourer 20 Leyny Lord Lieutenant Martin Mary Michael Michael x Monday outdoor relief parish Patrick Patt paupers perches of road persons Poor Law Commission Relief Committee relieving officer rice RLFC SFFP Sligo Society of Friends starvation starving Swinford T. N. Redington Thomas Thos Thursday Tubbercurry Tuesday Union Unknown 20 Walsh Wednesday Week ending Saturday Widow William workhouse