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Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey: Directed by Brian McKenna. With Brian McKenna, Arthur Holden, Julian Casey, James MacLean. A ship carrying 180 Irish emigrants fleeing Ireland's potato famine hits an ice reef. Seventeen hours later the survivors are rescued by a ship on a similar journey.
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- Documentary, History
- Brian McKenna
- 2011-03-17
In the Spring of 1849, a coffin-ship carrying 180 Irish emigrants fleeing Ireland's potato famine, hits an ice reef. Seventeen hours later, the survivors are rescued by another famine ship. Famine and Shipwreck tells this extraordinary tale of horror and survival.
Oct 28, 2018 · In 1849, the Hannah, with 180 emigrants on board fleeing Ireland’s potato famine, hit an ice reef off the coast of Newfoundland. The captain took the only lifeboat, leaving the passengers to drown and freeze to death.
Canadian documentary filmmaker Brian McKenna introduces the documentary "Famine and Shipwreck: An Irish Odyssey" which examines the tragic sinking of the ship "Hannah" in the Gulf of St....
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- WestportVideoChannel
Jan 29, 2013 · Documentary film ‘Famine and Shipwreck: An Irish Odyssey’ tells the gripping story of a group of Irish emigrants’ flight from the famine, their fight to survive shipwreck, and to...
A ship carrying 180 Irish emigrants fleeing Ireland's potato famine hits an ice reef. Seventeen hours later the survivors are rescued by a ship on a similar journey.
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Directed by: Brian McKenna. A ship carrying coffins and 180 emigrants fleeing Ireland’s potato famine of 1849 shipwrecks on its way to Canada as they are stranded for 17 hours.
