Ireland History – Northern Irish History Belfast Dublin

Above : Photo Of John Russell, Prime Minister At The Time The famine had aggravated the land troubles, and evictions with all their attendant misery were terribly frequent. Much of this was due to the wanton greed of men who wished to re-let at higher rents the land whose value the toil of the poor [...]

Above : The Emigrant Prepare To Leave By the closing months of 1847 the distress had greatly lessened. The harvest was a very good one, and, before the end of the year, the famine might be regarded as over. Its effects, however, long remained. Results of the Famine.—The classes which had been the employers of [...]