Famine : Galway's Darkest Years

by Henry, William; O'Hara, Bernard

• ISBN13: 9781856357531
• ISBN10: 1856357538
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-12-15
• Publisher: Dufour Editions

Summary

Famine: Galway's Darkest Years examines the origins and effects of the Irish Famine, focusing on Galway and the surrounding areas. Being a port town and the main population center in Connacht, Galway witnessed the daily influx of human wretchedness and the suffering of destitute people seeking salvation' in the feared workhouse. The human misery that began appearing in the streets of Galway in 1846 shocked the authorities and terrified its inhabitants. The rebellion of 1848 and some violent incidents are included, as is the story of some of the emigrants who made it to the New World.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. 11
Foreword	p. 13
Introduction	p. 17
Path To Hunger	p. 23
The Blight Appears	p. 32
Worst Fears Realised	p. 42
Famine Strikes Galway	p. 52
A Brutal Winter	p. 65
Starvation Witnessed	p. 79
Black Forty-Seven	p. 91
Another Year Of Sadness	p. 107
Will Hunger Ever End?	p. 119
Unrelenting Suffering	p. 135
Backlash And Rebellion	p. 153
Escape From Famine	p. 164
Voyage of Hope and Disaster	p. 174
Immigrant Soldiers	p. 187
The Silent People	p. 197
Far-reaching Effects	p. 211
Notes	p. 229
References	p. 244
Bibliography	p. 251
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