Saturday, May 21, 2022

Irish Famine workhouse documents highlight the true horror and suffering of the people

Irish Famine workhouse documents highlight the true horror and suffering of the people: An Irish historian has uncovered workhouse documents dating back to the Irish potato famine in 1847 which brutally highlights the horrors of the Great Hunger.  A Kinsale Union Workhouse Register from a two-day period in 1847 highlights the deplorable conditions faced by starving Irish people during the Great Hunger.

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