Padraig Kirwan and LeAnne Howe on the generosity of the Choctaw and Cherokee Nations Blighted Nation tells the story of the Great Irish Famine from the arrival of the blight to the long ...

The Great Famine that ensued, lasting from 1845 to 1852, marked a major crisis in Irish history that depleted the population due to death and emigration; around one million people died during this ...

Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine ...

Gaelic Park is also home to the Chicago Famine Memorial, paying tribute to the Irish lives lost during The Great Famine of ...