Surplus people : from Wicklow to Canada
Rees, Jim2014
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The Great Famine in Ireland was a catastrophe of immense proportions. This book explores this tragedy, from why the clearances occurred to who went where and how some families fared in Canada. It focuses on the plight of people in Wicklow.
Main title:
Surplus people : from Wicklow to Canada / Jim Rees.
Author:
Imprint:
Cork : The Collins Press, 2014.
Collation:
160 p. : ill.
Notes:
Bibliography: p.151-152.
ISBN:
9781848892040 (pbk)
Dewey class:
304.87104184
Language:
English
Subject:
Fitzwilliam, Charles, Earl -- Famine -- TenantsEviction -- Ireland -- Wicklow -- History -- 19th centuryWicklow -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th centuryQuébec -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th centuryNew Brunswick -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th centuryIreland -- History -- Famine, 1845-1852Canada -- Irish emigrants -- History -- 19th century
BRN:
1391431