Rot: A History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X Scanlan - Interesting and new takes, and much to debate
Exploring the socio-economic, political and ideological systems that made the Irish poor vulnerable to disaster ...
The New Yorker5d
What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...
The Pacific Northwest Inlander2d
It’s an epic story never to forget: The downtrodden, exploited Irish were left to die, yet some found a way to survive
In 1847, 24-year-old Matilda Joyce fled disease, death and despair in Ireland, believing that she would be delivered to the ...
IrishCentral2d
The heroic bishop who gave his life while tending to Irish Famine victims in Canada
The Catholic Church needs heroes like never before, and Bishop Michael Power of Toronto who was placed on the path to ...
The Globe and Mail8d
Ireland’s Great Famine occurred almost two centuries ago. But it remains a modern disaster
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.
KUNC1d
Finding pieces of Ireland in the Denver metro area
The family started their own school, Heritage Irish Stepdancers, in 1998. While the main studio is in Denver, located at 7808 ...