{"product_id":"the-great-famine-irelands-agony-1845-1852-paperback","title":"The Great Famine: Ireland's Agony 1845-1852 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCiarán Ó. Murchadha\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great Famine: Ireland's Agony\u003c\/i\u003e examines this enormous human calamity anew. Beginning with the coming of the potato blight in 1845 and the resulting harvest failures that left the country's impoverished population numb with shock as well as foodless, it explores government relief measures that so often failed to meet the needs of the poor, leading in fact to many more deaths.The book charts the horrific realities of Ireland's pauper-crammed workhouses, the mass clearances of the later Famine period and the great waves of panic-driven emigration that in a few short years combined to empty the country of its once teeming population. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on eyewitness accounts, official reports, newspapers and private diaries, the focus of the book rests on the experiences of those who suffered and died during the Famine, and on those who suffered and survived. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is an important book for anyone who wants to understand Europe's greatest nineteenth century population disaster and its long term consequences.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCiarán Ó Murchadha is a specialist in modern Irish history.His earlier Famine study, \u003ci\u003eSable Wings over the Land\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), has been acclaimed as opening new ground in the study of the Great Famine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 04, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47433878077618,"sku":"9781472507785","price":59.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/93b1339b331e692c7d6415348717d2b1.webp?v=1778616057","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-great-famine-irelands-agony-1845-1852-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}