The Other Famine

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Gerard Macatasney, originally from Lurgan, County Armagh, now lives and works in Belfast. Over the years he has written extensively on various aspects of Irish history. He holds a doctorate from the University of Liverpool and MA degrees from the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast. This is his sixth book.

Auteur

Gerard Macatasney, originally from Lurgan, County Armagh, now lives and works in Belfast. Over the years he has written extensively on various aspects of Irish history. He holds a doctorate from the University of Liverpool and MA degrees from the University of Ulster and Queen's University Belfast. This is his sixth book.

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An account of the summer of 1822 when a bad potato crop and limited employment opportunities created famine conditions in the west and south-west of Ireland