Hi, I received this from another mailing list & I thought it would be of great interest! Happy hunting, Helen (DCGS) Irish Views of the Famine - 1846 - 1849 For those who are interested in finding out what made their forbears leave, and what living conditions were like in Ireland in the 1846 - 151 era I have found some fascinating (and depressing) stories and archived articles at; http://www.people.virginia.edu/~eas5e/Irish/Irish.html Please understand that these are researchable archives and may take some trawling and reading, however for an understanding of life at the time they are excellent sources. Best Wishes, Don. petenv@dingley.net (The Url above includes information on the following topics, from excellent resources, also my apologies for cross-listing) Personal Diaries Robert Whyte's Famine Ship Diary, 1847 Gerald Keegan's Famine Diary, 1847 Irish Newspapers The Southern Reporter. Deaths from Starvation in Cork. February 8, 1846 The Cork Reporter. "Letters to the Editor Protesting Delay in Relief." February 8, 1846 The Cork Reporter. "The Evils of Delay." March 17, 1846 The Cork Constitution. "Letter to the Editor on Crop Estimates." March 17, 1846 The Limerick Reporter. March 23, 1846 The Wexford Independent. "Fearful Facts" and "Hunger, Cold, Disease and Deaths." December 16, The Cork Reporter. Findings of Inquests Conducted Today on Six Famine Victims, Including Two-Year-Old Catherine Sheehan. January 5, 1847 The Carlow Sentinel. Editorial Castigating Landlords Who Refuse to Aid Their Tenants. January 9, The Cork Examiner. Letter to the Editor by Jeremiash O'Callaghan. January 10, 1847 The Cork Examiner. Scenes of Misery. January 11, 1847 The Limerick Chronicle. Starving Dogs Being Killed in Limerick. February 5, 1847 The Derry Journal. Crops Planted Earlier This Years. February 6, 1847 The Belfast Chronicle. Price of Breadstuffs. February 6, 1847 The Mayo Constitution. Man Named Mulloy Found Dead of Want. February 19, 1847 Starving Irish Doubt Government's Willingness to Provide Relief; Priests Report Dead Going Unburied for Want of Coffins, in The Galway Mercury, March 1, 1847 The Cork Reporter. Overwhelmed Coroners Stop Holding Inquests for Bodies Found in the Street. April 29, 1847 The Dublin University Magazine. "The Famine in the Land: What Has Been Done, And What Is To Be Done." April 1847 The Dublin University Magazine. "Measures for Ireland." May 1847 The Dublin University Magazine."The Song of the Famine." July 1847. The Cork Examiner. "The Economic Case of Ireland Stated. March 1848 The Cork Examiner. Cork Leaders Again Call for Help. May 23, 1849 The Dublin University Magazine."The Poor Laws, Potato Disease, and Free Trade." March 1849. The Dublin University Magazine. "Historic Notes on the Irish Census." November 1851 Environmental Petroleum Systems PO Box 5080, Cheltenham. Victoria. Australia 3192 Ph 613 9583 0369 Mob 0419 321 998 The information contained herein was obtained from sources which I believe to be reliable, but I cannot guarantee any accuracy.