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http://www.thegreathunger.org/
An Gorta Mor
Ireland’s Great Famine or The Great Hunger, as it is more commonly referred to today, ranks among the worst tragedies in the sweep of human history. Between 1845 and 1850, approximately 1.5 million Irish men, women and children died of starvation or related diseases. By 1855, more than two million more fled Ireland to avoid a similar fate. This decimation of her population makes Ireland’s Great Hunger both the worst chapter in the country’s history, and arguably, the single worst catastrophe in 19th century Europe.
Exhibition Information – New York City
Ireland’s Great Hunger
An Gorta Mor: The Quinnipiac University Collection in New York City
May – September 2010
| When: | Friday, May 21 – Friday, Sept. 3, 2010 |
| Hours: | Weekdays, 12 noon to 2PM. Please call for appointment. Free admission. |
| Where: | Consulate General of Ireland 345 Park Avenue Floor 17 New York, NY, 10154 |
| Phone: | (212) 319-2555 (203) 582-8655 |
| For questions regarding the exhibit, please call the phone numbers above. | |
hi ! ^&^
I’m korean. being major in history from the chonnam university.
these day, I’m studying Irish history about the great hunger.
I’m sorry but,, Would you help me?
I mean, Your help is,, so,, need.
I didn’t find exactly Famine immigrants figures in u.s.
And after they arrived in the u.s., they were how shift for a living in there.
How their immigrant is have contributed to some extent in terms of U.S. industry develope.
please. let me truly know ‘IRISH HISTORY.’
thanks for your work.
my e-mail : urnrtk02@paran.com
By: choi tae kyun on July 12, 2010
at 3:43 pm