Best Reference Books of 2012 presented by Library Journal The Great Irish Famine is the most pivotal event in modern Irish history, with implications that canno

This publication explores the impact of the Famine on children and young adults. It examines the topic through a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including

The Great Famine of 1845-52 was the most decisive event in the history of modern Ireland. In a country of eight million people, the Famine caused the death of a

Ireland in the 19th century was extraordinarily dependent on one crop - the potato. When that crop failed in 1845, it left one in eight Irish dead.