Here are some URL's that might be helpful re Great Potato Famine http://www.toad.net/~sticker/nosurrender/History.html http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Rhodes/6477/potato.html On this one make sure the second line is included when trying to get to the site. http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/Ireland/Arts_and_Humanities/Humanities/H istory/By_Time_Period/19th_Century/Great_Famine__The/