The Great Famine took place in Ireland in the mid 1850's and was caused by potato blight which ruined the crop, this proved disastrous as potato was the staple diet for many in Ireland,
The result of the famine was one million deaths and a further one million emigrating.This book is a tale of the effects of the famine.
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