Great Famine: Media

famine, Ireland [1845–1849]

Videos

How many Americans have Irish ancestry?
Overview of the people of Ireland, with a focus on the impact of the mass emigration...
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The devastating impact of Ireland's Great Potato Famine
An overview of the Great Famine in Ireland.
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Images

Rowan Gillespie: Famine
Famine (1997), sculpture by Rowan Gillespie commemorating the Great Famine;...
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Great Famine
Victims of the Great Famine arriving in Liverpool, England; illustration in the Illustrated...
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Great Famine
Victims of Ireland's Great Famine (1845–49) emigrating to North America by ship;...
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Population changes in Ireland from 1841 to 1851 as a result of the Great Famine
Map depicting population changes in Ireland from 1841 to 1851 as a result of the...
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