In the first act of the wittiest Irish play ... the minutiae of the famine as an official report of the British Parliament. The two-volume work is called the “Tables of Deaths.” ...

How poor Irish Catholics were forced to choose between ... The Achill Mission almost certainly saved many from famine death - a place of refuge in difficult times. As conditions improved, many ...

Lincoln was one of 15,000 people worldwide to donate money to Ireland during the Great Irish Famine. This is according to evidence unearthed by respected Irish historian Christine Kinealy ...