The famine clearance in Toomevara, County Tipperary /
O'Brien, Helen.
Dublin : Four Courts,
c2010.
Examines the effects of the potato famine and evictions from the village of Toomevara from 1845 to 1851, when close to half the population perished or left the area. Also explores the role some of the local people played in the period following the clearances, destroying the rudimentary shelters of those evicted from their homes.
Includes bibliographical references.
Examines the effects of the potato famine and evictions from the village of Toomevara from 1845 to 1851, when close to half the population perished or left the area. Also explores the role some of the local people played in the period following the clearances, destroying the rudimentary shelters of those evicted from their homes.
Famines
Eviction