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    John Crowley

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    Dr John Crowley is the co-editor of Atlas of the Great Irish Famine

    An extract from the papers

    The Distress Papers: a priest's anguished plea

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    History • 14 May 21
    Crop of the petition

    The Famine Distress Papers: the tenants of Athenry

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    History • 06 May 21
    The memorial

    The Distress Papers: the indifference of the rich

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    History • 29 Apr 21
    Detail of the letter

    The Distress Papers: the threat of public disturbance

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 29 Mar 21
    Opening of the letter

    The Distress Papers: the growing anger of the people

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 15 Apr 21
    The petition

    The Distress Papers: the desperation of the cottiers

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 22 Apr 21
    An extract from the report

    The Distress Papers: report of the potato crop failure

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 19 Mar 21
    The Cloyne relief committee's letter

    The Distress Papers: Cloyne Relief Committee seeks help

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 16 Mar 21
    The Famine papers

    The Distress Papers: a desperate petition

    The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.

    Famine Ireland • 09 Mar 21
    Daniel Macdonald's painting The Eviction, 1850. Collection Crawford Art Gallery Cork

    How the Great Famine changed Ireland forever

    In 1845, a potato blight arrived in Ireland that would lead to the deaths of over a million people and the emigration of even more. John Crowley tells the story

    History • 03 Dec 20

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