Famine: Galway's Darkest Years

by William Henry

This book introduces the reader to the origins and effects of the Irish Famine, focusing on Galway and the surrounding areas of Tuam, Loughrea, Ballinasloe, Athenry, Gort, Oranmore, Clifden and more. Being a port town and the main population centre in Connacht, Galway witnessed the daily influx of human wretchedness and the suffering of destitute people seeking 'salvation' in the feared workhouse. The human misery that began appearing in the streets...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781178186
• ISBN13: 9781781178188
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Mercier Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"