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Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred

by Thomas Gallagher

The famine’s human and diasporic history

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The famine’s human and diasporic history

Thomas Gallagher’s account examines the Great Potato Famine of 1846–1847 through both its causes and its human consequences. It places the crisis in the lives of Ireland’s rural peasantry, whose reliance on potatoes made crop failure especially devastating, and follows the pressures of migration aboard crowded ships bound for the United States. The book also connects the famine’s legacy with the development of Irish-American communities, particularly in New York City, and with tensions in Northern Ireland. Its scope links a mid-nineteenth-century catastrophe to questions of Irish identity and the lasting effects of displacement.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers seeking historical context on the Great Potato Famine and its effects on rural Ireland.
  • Readers interested in Irish migration to the United States and the formation of Irish-American communities.
  • Readers exploring connections between famine, Irish identity, and Northern Ireland’s tensions.

Themes

The Great Potato FamineRural poverty and food dependenceMigration and displacementIrish-American identityNorthern Ireland tensions

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Book overview

A highly engaging, yet hearbreaking account of the Irish's plight due to the Great Potato Famine. Gallagher explains why and how the famine happened, but also details the agonizing human experience of life in Ireland and aboard devastatingly crowded ships in search of a better life in the U.S.
Ireland in the mid-1800s was primarily a population of peasants, forced to live on a single, moderately nutritious crop: potatoes. Suddenly, in 1846, an unknown and uncontrollable disease turned the potato crop to inedible slime, and all Ireland was threatened.
Brilliantly presented and powerfully written, Paddy's Lament is a gut-wrenching look at Ireland's rural peasantry past and how The Great Potato Famine shaped the Irish-American community particularly in New York City. It also explains some of the deep rooted tensions within Northern Ireland. Paddy's Lament is a must-read for anyone wanting to better understand the Irish community and identity.
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