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The defining publication on the Famine era in West Cork, hardcover, published by Mercier Press books, Cork, 2002.
Chapters: Law and Disorder - Famine and Road-Making / Catholic Emancipation in 1800-1829 / Religion and Education 1825 - 1845 / Mining for Copper and Barytes in 1800 - 1845 / Tithes, Poverty - Daniel O'Connell 1830-1845 / Agriculture, Fisheries and Population in 1821 - 1845 / Rotting Potatoes and Road-Making in September 1845-December 1846 / Bringing the food and the People together (March - September 1847) / Voyage to the Next World or the New World - Mortality and Emigration 1846 - 1847 / Towards Local 'Pauper Home Rule' / The Emergence of a Post-Famine Society in 1847 - 1852
The early years of the nineteenth century saw a struggle throughout Ireland against ignorance, poverty and hunger; a struggle that was reflected in microcosm in Cork's Mizen Peninsula, the southernmost tip of Ireland. The failure of the potato crop caused a minor famine in 1821, and this presaged the dark catastrophe which began when potato blight struck in 1845. Famine in West Cork presents a detailed study of the Famine, its antecedents and its aftermath in the area of West Cork. It details mortality, emigration, relief measures, religious controversy and "souperism". The scope of the narrative is wide, encompassing prime minister and beggar, parliament and parish, labourer and landlord. The personalities and circumstances of many of those caught up in the disaster come vividly to light.
