Comments on: Researching the Irish Famine http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/01/20/researching-the-irish-famine/ Blog Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Bean an Phoist http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/01/20/researching-the-irish-famine/#comment-1375 Bean an Phoist Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:21:08 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=2822#comment-1375 Thanks, Joe! Thanks, Joe!

]]> By: Joe Walsh http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/01/20/researching-the-irish-famine/#comment-1236 Joe Walsh Thu, 01 Mar 2012 20:52:35 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=2822#comment-1236 Well done.A very full and appropriate treatment of a crucial period in our history Well done.A very full and appropriate treatment of a crucial period in our history

]]> By: Michael Lenihan http://www.nli.ie/blog/index.php/2012/01/20/researching-the-irish-famine/#comment-378 Michael Lenihan Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:37:51 +0000 http://www.nli.ie/blog/?p=2822#comment-378 Many of the famine images were sketched by the Cork artist James Mahony for the Illustrated London News which helped to highlight public opinion especially in Britain. Many of the heart breaking scenes especially in West Cork reached a wide audience which in turn put pressure on the British politicians to send supplies. Michael Lenihan Many of the famine images were sketched by the Cork artist James Mahony for the Illustrated London News which helped to highlight public opinion especially in Britain. Many of the heart breaking scenes especially in West Cork reached a wide audience which in turn put pressure on the British politicians to send supplies.

Michael Lenihan

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