Title: In their own words
Description: This book is about the famine as told in diary form. It chronicles the unfolding calamity through the eyes of those at the coalface, some of the victims, many others heroically striving to alleviate the plight of their starving fellowman. With most of the material never before published, this book makes a major contribution to a better understanding of the Famine. -- Publisher description
Subjects: Sources, Famines, History
Places: Connacht, Ireland, Connacht (Ireland)
Time periods: Famine, 1845-1852, 19th century