The dead buried by the dying
Subtitle: the great famine in Leitrim
By: Gerard Macatasney
Publisher: Merrion
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Co. Kildare, Ireland
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
ISBN-13: 9781908928498; 9781908928504; 9781908928511
Subjects: Famines; History
Description: An in-depth study of the Great Famine in county Leitrim depicting the extent of the catastrophe at a local level. Extraordinary archival research yielded astounding information which reveals Leitrim's particular experience of the Famine and the devastation that was wrought on the county by environmental conditions and British government policy.--Provided by publisher
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-390) and index.