Cry Of The Famishing: Ireland, Connecticut And The Potato Famine

Authors

Neil Hogan
Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society

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Description

Cry of the Famishing focuses on the relationship between the Famine in Ireland and the state of Connecticut. Includes why and where Irish emigrants settled in Connecticut, the jobs they held, conflicts that arose between the Yankees and the Irish newcomers, and individual stories of some of the Famine Irish in Connecticut. Illustrated with Famine drawings from newspapers and periodicals of the 1840s and 1850s.

Publication Date

1998

Publisher

Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society

City

East Haven

Keywords

Irish studies, Connecticut, History, Ireland, Emigration, Potato Famine, Famine Drawings

Disciplines

American Studies | Celtic Studies

Recommended Citation

Hogan, Neil and Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society, "Cry Of The Famishing: Ireland, Connecticut And The Potato Famine" (1998). Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society Monographs (CTIAHS). 1.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/ciahsmonographs/1