Great Famine, The

Synopsis: Tells of the devastating famine suffered by the Irish rural poor from 1845 to 1851, which led to over a million deaths.
1: Examines the social background of the Irish ‘potato culture’ and looks at the responses of government, church and charities to the potato blight, that destroyed the crops upon which the majority of the people depended.
2: Considers the effects of the Poor Rate, which led to mass evictions and emigration to Britain and the USA.
3: Discusses the long-term consequences and social changes brought about by the Great Famine and explains how the bitter experience of the mass emigration has shaped Irish-American support for nationalist causes, from the Fenians to the Irish Republican Army.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 3 x 50 min.
Year of production: 1995
Availability: Sale; 1996 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p) each 1996 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) series
Notes: Broadcast on BBC2 from 4/9/95.
Subjects: History
Keywords: famine; history of the 19th century; Ireland

Director

Pete Lawrence

Producer

John Percival

Cast

Ian Gibson

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