Atlas of The Great Irish Famine

Atlas of The Great Irish Famine, draws together existing and ongoing research into the period know as the Great Famine in a broad ranging inclusive manner.

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The National Famine Memorial by John Behan. Photo: Getty Images

Revisiting the Coffin Ships: emigrant mortality during the Famine

Over two million Irish people emigrated abroad during the Great Famine. But did they all sail on so-called "coffin ships"? Cian T. McMahon uses the …

History • 08 Dec

Between two worlds: the Hungry Forties in Europe

The decade became known as the Hungry Forties, not just in Ireland but all over Europe. Wouter Ronsijn and Eric Vanhaute explain how starvation threatened …

History • 28 Jan 22

The effects of the Great Famine: explore the maps

The Famine had a devastating effect on the Irish people and landscape. These maps show how the country was transformed.

History • 26 Mar 21

The memorial at Doolough. Photo: Frank Coyne

'Living skeletons': the Doolough Tragedy

In 1849, five starving people died by the roadside in Mayo after being forced to walk for miles to present themselves for inspection by the …

History • 25 Mar 21

Dublin City during the Great Famine: explore the map

Dublin didn't face the same horrors as Connacht and Munster but its streets and workhouses were full of desperate people. This map shows where they …

Famine Ireland • 13 Apr 21

Hunger and poverty after the Famine

The Famine changed Ireland forever - but as Ray O'Connor explains, subsistence farming and poverty continued, while the move to a monetised economy was not …

History • 24 Mar 21