Gerard Mac Atasney: 1 book
The Hidden Famine
Hunger, Poverty and Sectarianism in Belfast 1840-50
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2000
Between 1845 and 1852, Ireland was devastated by the 'Great Hunger' – the most severe famine in modern European history. The view widely held by historians is that the impact of the Famine on the northern province of Ulster, in particular the largely Protestant city of Belfast, was minimal. In the...
