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The other famine

Gerard MacAtasney

Economic Conditions Famines Ireland

In the summer of 1822 a bad potato crop and limited employment opportunities created famine conditions in the west and south-west of Ireland. 'The Other Famime' examines these events, and specifically their implications for County Leitrim.

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