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The Graves are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the
Irish People
by John Kelly
397 pages
This publication brings the Irish Potato Famine to life. The
potato blight began in 1845, and continued into 1851. More than one million
Irish peasants starved to death or died of disease. Another million fled to Canada, America or
English cities like Liverpool. The
author gives a clear picture of the inadequate British poor law polices that
reshaped the Irish landscape.
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