County Limerick in Crisis 1845-49
Subtitle: The Progress of Destitution, Hunger and Despair in a Rich Land
Publisher: Unknown Publisher
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780993410901
Subjects: Famines; Ireland, history, famine, 1845-1852
Description: A vibrant account of a county veering from distress to catastrophe. Drawing on contemporary printed and primary sources, Irish and English texts, this book richly establishes the complicated social, cultural and political background to the years of the Great Hunger. Numerous eye-witness accounts are cited, providing evocative and chilling insights into a society driven into the abyss. -- Publisher description