Online Lecture | From Workhouse to White House: causes and consequences of the Great Hunger.
An online lecture to mark the National Famine Commemoration 2023
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Join Professor Christine Kinealy as she explores the causes of the Irish famine that forced over one million people to flee from Ireland
During the recent state visit by President Joe Biden to Ireland, he made frequent references to the poverty that had forced so many - including his own ancestors - to seek a new home in America. For millions of other Irish Americans too, the Great Famine is their foundation story. What caused a famine of such magnitude that over one million people fled from Ireland. Was it inevitable? And how should we remember it today? Join Professor Christine Kinealy as she explores these issues.
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