Shadows of Hunger
Dave FarrellTracing the Legacy of the Great Famine through Ancestry and Place
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The Project Explained
First, an apology. It’s been a while since my last dispatch, but I’m back. I’ve got several posts in the can ready to go and lots more in the works. If you’re reading this, thanks for sticking with me. I promise to make it worth your while!...
Blight
What is Blight?
A bright infected potato. According to eye-witnesses, the smell from infected tubers like this one was nauseating.
In The Last of Us, the blockbuster HBO series, cordyceps, a family of parasitic fungi, makes a climate-chan...
Spuds
Lazy beds or potato ridges at the Deserted Village of Slievemore on Achill Island County Mayo
When the Great Famine started in late summer 1845, there were 8.5 million people in Ireland. The poorer half, some 4.7 million, depended o...
Welcome!
The Famine Memorial at St.Stephens Green, Dublin. Photo by Dave Farrell
Welcome to Shadows of Hunger. In this newsletter, I’ll explore the history and legacies of Ireland’s Great Famine (1845–1852) and the resulting diaspora to Nort...
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Tracing the Great Famine from my Ancestral Townlands to the Diaspora.
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