Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2019
Abstract
Connecticut and the Irish Great Hunger of 1845-1850 --Puritan humanitarian & priest aided Connecticut relief effort --Tidal wave of emigrants fled to Land of Steady Habits --Irish provided manpower for state’s industrial revolution --Irish women in demand as domestic servants --Refugees brought Catholic faith with them --Families shattered in headlong flight from starvation.
Recommended Citation
Connecticut Irish-American Historical Society, "The Shanachie, Volume 31, Number 2" (2019). The Shanachie (CTIAHS). 62.
https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/shanachie/62
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