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- Skibbereen in County Cork became infamous as one of the worst affected areas in Ireland during the Great Famine. The true enormity of this national tragedy is revealed in microcosm through Skibbereen's Famine stories.
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Skibbereen played a very important role during the Great Hunger as reports from the area focused worldwide attention on the disaster. Skibbereen became synonymous with the Famine and many sites in the town have direct links to this tragic time, each with its own story to tell.
- Famine Exhibition
The Skibbereen area was one of the worst affected by the...
- Famine Book
‘Skibbereen: The Famine Story’ book traces the tragic events...
- Famine App
HOW TO GET THE APP: • Download the free app ‘Guidigo’ to...
- Diaspora Stories Project
Diaspora Stories Project - Great Irish Famine – Skibbereen...
- Loan Records as Genealogy Source
The Funds collapsed during the Irish Famine, but in the...
- Tenant Records for Genealogy Information
Tenant Records for Genealogy Information - Great Irish...
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Contact Us - Great Irish Famine – Skibbereen Heritage Centre
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- Famine Exhibition
- Background
- The Potato Blight Hits
- British Government Responses
- Impact of The Famine
The mostly rural Irish population had been growing rapidly at a rate of about 2% per year since the mid-18thcentury, so that it grew from about 2 million in 1741 to up to 8.75 million by 1847. The rural population was driven by high birth rates, increasing smallpox inoculation and a relatively healthy diet, that centred around the potato and butter...
The potato blight or Phytophthora infestansis a fungus that attacks the potato plant leaving the potatoes themselves inedible. It spread from North America to Europe in the 1840s, causing severe hardship among the poor. However, Ireland was much harder hit than other countries; with over a million deaths as a result, compared to about 100,000 death...
The British administration in Dublin was overwhelmed by the famine crisis, seeing 5 Chief Secretaries and 4 Lord Lieutenantsin just six years from 1845-1851. The central government in London’s response was very inadequate. This was especially true after the Conservative Prime Minister Robert Peel was replaced by the Liberal Sir John Russell after a...
It has been calculated that at least 1 million people, or about 12-15% of the population died, mostly from disease, during the famine, the dead being overwhelmingly from the rural poor. Connaught and Munster were the worst affected provinces followed by Ulster and then Leinster, but the latter still saw well over 100,000 deaths. Cities such as Dubl...
The Skibbereen area was one of the worst affected by the Irish Famine. It became notorious as the centre of some of the most harrowing suffering endured by famine victims throughout the country.
There was famine, mass evictions of the Irish poor, a failed rebellion and forced emigration. The stories of millions of Irish people in the mid 19th century are personified in the character of the father in Skibbereen.
Jul 4, 2018 · Skibbereen was devastated by the Great Famine of the 1840s. As one of the worst affected areas in all of Ireland, Skibbereen is synonymous with this tragic period in Irish history when over one million people died .
Following their tour of the Famine exhibition at Skibbereen Heritage Centre, many visitors make their way to Abbeystrowry burial ground, the site of one of the most poignant and significant Famine memorials in Ireland.
As the crisis deepened, Skibbereen became notorious as one of the areas of greatest deprivation and suffering. At a meeting held in Skibbereen to address the question of the second failure of the potato crop, Dr Donovan reported that cholera was now present, caused by eating rotten potatoes.
