Michelle O'Mahony

Broschiertes Buch

Famine in Cork City

Famine Life at Cork Union Workhouse

Beschreibung

Over one hundred and sixty years ago Ireland's Great Famine began. Within five years, some two and a half million people had died. Thousands fled to the hated workhouses, hoping desperately for some relief. Famine in Cork City sheds light on the horrific physical conditions of the inmates in one such workhouse, Cork Workhouse (now St Finbarr's Hospital), and explores the tragic effects of the famine as they unfolded in the city.

Autor

Michelle O'Mahony is a graduate of University College Cork and worked as a teacher of History and English for several years before moving into the legal sphere. Her undergraduate and post-graduate research involved an in-depth analysis of Cork Union Workhouse's famine history. She lives in Cork.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Mercier Press
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 135mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 279g
• ISBN-13: 9781856354554
• ISBN-10: 1856354555
• Artikelnr.: 23442699