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Kinsale Workhouse Register 1847
Registry of Admittance and Discharge
Ballinspittle in County Cork is an area that was covered by the Kinsale Union Workhouse.
The 1841 Census states that there were 816 houses in the area, and 654 of these were windowless, one-room cabins, built of mud.
Despite this, the area was described as a prosperous one.
The potato blight was first seen in the area in September 1845....
Souperism - The Achill Mission Colony
Origin of the term 'Taking the Soup' or to 'Take the Soup'.
As we embark on another important year of commemorations, it's important to remember that 2020 also marks the 175th anniversary of the start of the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).
For many, the term "taking the soup" is synonymous with the Famine story.
Protestant Bible societies set up schools in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant religious instruction at the same time....
As we embark on another important year of commemorations, it's important to remember that 2020 also marks the 175th anniversary of the start of the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).
For many, the term "taking the soup" is synonymous with the Famine story.
Protestant Bible societies set up schools in which starving children were fed, on the condition of receiving Protestant religious instruction at the same time....
Letters of the Famine, in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette newspaper:
About 1.5 million Irish immigrants sailed to U.S. ports during the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, most of them starving and disease-weakened. Their arrival prompted plenty of news coverage and debate, much like today’s reporting about immigration and the Trump administration’s travel ban.....
Famine Children Born at Sea, in the U.S. National Archives "Prologue" magazine
Anne Kerny wailed and moaned as the Garrick sailed to America during the worst winter of Ireland’s Great Famine. Somewhere in the Atlantic, before the ship reached New York City on January 20, 1848, the cries of the baby she delivered also filled the steerage compartment.......
The Workhouse
The workhouse was introduced into Ireland as part of the English Poor Law system in 1838. The British government believed it to be the most cost ef...
Irish Famine Orphan Girls Shipped to Australia
4000 adolescent female orphans emigrated from Irish workhouses to the Australian colonies, arriving at Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide between 1...
Irish Famine Memorial
The Irish Famine Memorial in Dublin, also known as the Famine Memorial or the Great Famine Memorial, is located along the Custom House Quay in Dublin, Ireland. The memorial was unveiled in 1997 and is dedicated to the memory of those who suffered and died during the Great Famine (1845-1852), a devastating period in Irish history marked by widespread crop failures, starvation, and mass emigration.
Famine Cross
Presentation Sister Elizabeth Maxwell
The text below the famine cross museum piece reads as follows:
'Made from the Wood of a Hinged C...
Yours Faithfully, Florence Burke: An Irish Immigrant Story
'Irish immigrant Florence Burke has lived in Massachusetts for more than a decade but he's still a tenant farmer and his family lives in near-pove...
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