The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...
His latest book is Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed by a novel pathogen, the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans.
Gaelic Park is also home to the Chicago Famine Memorial ... The full trail map can be downloaded here. Did you know that one of the most Irish neighborhoods in the US is located in New Orleans?
Collins, the city’s mayor from 1960-1968, on the side of the building. The Boston Irish Famine Memorial, at the corner of Washington and School streets, was erected to commemorate the 150th ...