Irish Potato Famine
The Irish Potato Famine took place between 1845 and 1852. It was a time of terrible hardship in Ireland where approximately one million people died and another million people left the country. Ireland was almost completely dependent on the potato as the principal source of food for most people. During the Potato Famine, the potato crop was badly affected by a blight, leading to massive food shortages.
Many people left Ireland to disperse around the world, with a large number arriving in the United States and Canada. For more on their experience, see features on Ellis Island and the North American Immigrant Experience.
Brothers of the Falls
Joanna Emery
Illustrator: David Erickson
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Silver Moon Press, 2004 ISBN: 978-1893110373
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Illustrator: David Erickson
Fiction
For ages 8 to 12
Silver Moon Press, 2004 ISBN: 978-1893110373
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So Far From Home: The Diary of Mary Driscoll and Irish Mill Girl
Barry Denenberg
Historical Fiction Series
For ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 1997 ISBN: 978-0590926676
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Historical Fiction Series
For ages 12 and up
Scholastic, 1997 ISBN: 978-0590926676
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Nory Ryan’s Song
Patricia Reilly Giff
Fiction
For ages 12 to and up
Random House, 2002 ISBN: 978-0440418290
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Fiction
For ages 12 to and up
Random House, 2002 ISBN: 978-0440418290
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