An Irish priest set out to gather the facts of the Famine while those who saw it still lived, sending query sheets across the country and weaving the replies into a full history. He begins with earlier Irish famines, then follows the potato failure, government relief and the public works, with harrowing scenes such as a dying boy begging his mother for three grains of corn.
Written by a Catholic priest close to the events, it remains a moving and important record of Ireland’s catastrophe. Download the free EPUB.