The History Show Thursday 3 January 2013
Blighted Nation
In this special four part series, The History Show with Myles Dungan explores how the Great Famine swept through Ireland in the mid 1800s and changed the country forever.
BLIGHTED NATION EPISODE 3 FULL PROGRAMME
This programme examines people's desperation to get out of Ireland during the famine.
Pre Famine Emigration & Who Left During the Famine
Gerard Moran (NUI Maynooth) and Marita Foster (University College Cork)
Coffin Ships
Report on board a coffin ship. Gerard Moran (NUI Maynooth) on one man who highlighted coffin ship conditions.
Community Memories of Emigration
A collage of emigration memories from those who grew up in the aftermath of the famine.
Attitudes to Emigrants in Britain and Canada
Gerard Moran (NUI Maynooth) and Marita Foster (University College Cork)
Mary Robinson on Gross Isle
Former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson of her visit to Gross Isle, Canada
Boston Pilot & Letters Home
Gerard Moran (NUI Maynooth) and Marita Foster (University College Cork)