What happened when Éamon de Valera toured America during the start of the War of Independence

The Distress Papers: "My heart is sore I can't spake"

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 • 27 Aug 21

The Distress Papers: desperation in Killarney

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 • 20 Aug 21

The Distress Papers: dying in the streets

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 • 13 Aug 21

The Distress Papers: "Allowed to die as rebels"

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 • 05 Aug 21

The Distress Papers: a letter from Trevelyan

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 • 31 Jul 21

The Distress Papers: a road to nowhere

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 • 03 Jun 21

The Distress Papers: mapping a Famine road

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 • 20 May 21

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

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

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

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 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

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 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 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

What we learn from the Distress Papers in the National Archives

The Distress Papers held in the National Archives offer an incredible insight into the reality of life in Ireland during the Famine. Archivist Elizabeth McEvoy explains what the collection contains, and why it's so important

Famine Ireland • 04 Mar 21

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The Distress Papers

The Distress Papers: "My heart is sore I can't spake"

The Distress Papers: desperation in Killarney

The Distress Papers: dying in the streets

The Distress Papers: "Allowed to die as rebels"

The Distress Papers: a letter from Trevelyan

The Distress Papers: a road to nowhere

The Distress Papers: mapping a Famine road

The Distress Papers: a priest's anguished plea

The Distress Papers: the indifference of the rich

The Distress Papers: the threat of public disturbance

The Distress Papers: the growing anger of the people

The Distress Papers: the desperation of the cottiers

The Distress Papers: report of the potato crop failure

The Distress Papers: Cloyne Relief Committee seeks help

The Distress Papers: a desperate petition

What we learn from the Distress Papers in the National Archives

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