Title: Daniel O'Connell, the British press, and the Irish famine
Description: "Through an investigation of the reportage in nineteenth-century English metropolitan newspapers and illustrated journals, this book begins with the question 'Did anti-O'Connell sentiment in the British press lead to "killing remarks," rhetoric that helped the press, government and public opinion distance themselves from the Irish Famine?'

The book explores the reportage of events and people in Ireland, focusing first on Daniel O'Connell, and then on debates about the seriousness of the Famine. Drawing upon such journals as The Times, The Observer, the Morning Chronicle, The Scotsman, the Manchester Guardian, the Illustrated London News, and Punch, Williams suggests how this reportage may have effected Britain's response to Ireland's tragedy."--Jacket.
Subjects: British Foreign public opinion, Famines, History, Press coverage, Public opinion, Relations, Ireland, history, famine, 1845-1852, Government and the press, Journalism, great britain, O'connell, daniel, 1775-1847, International relations
Places: Great Britain, Ireland
People: Daniel O'Connell (1775-1847)
Time periods: 19th century, Famine, 1845-1852