The Great Famine
This series returns to the 1840s and the story of the Great Famine. Between 1845 and 1852 Ireland was transformed by what is known as the ‘Great Hunger’ when around one million people perished and another million emigrated. This series is funded by listeners who have become patrons at a patreon. Patrons received lots of bonus content. Find out more at at patreon.com/irishpodcast
Podcast – Introduction to the Great Famine Series.
Over the last few months, I have been preparing a new series on the Great Famine. Supported by listeners who have become patrons at patreon.com/irishpodcast, this series will explore the history of what is...
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Podcast: Tales from the Great Famine in Dublin.
In this episode I take my recorder and look around my neighbourhood in Dublin for the history of the Great Famine. Unsurprisingly I didn’t have to venture far. With the Women’s Prison, the North...
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