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The Scattering - an epic story of Ireland's Great Famine
The Scattering Project ^
| March 1, 2002
| patrick monaghan
Posted on 02/27/2013 6:57:58 PM PST by Felis demulcta mitis
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To: Felis demulcta mitis
Half my Irish family came in the 1850s. The other part came in the 1880s.
They were from County Mayo and County Galway (respectively): County Mayo was especially hard hit by the blight and famine. I don’t know for sure, but I’m guessing the County Mayo part of the family was escaping the famine.
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02/28/2013 4:59:56 AM PST
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Betis70
("Leading from Behind" gets your Ambassador killed)
To: Pelham
Forgot to mention it but there were SEVERAL famines in the 1800s. The first one occurs roughly between 1810 to 1813. That overlaps an exciting period in the Napoleonic Wars. It usually isn't mentioned as part of European history since it only hit the European Arctic, parts of Western Russia, and Central Asia ~ with a huge chunk of Siberia and China.
Virtually all the Sa'ami in the Sapma moved West and South out of the Kola peninsula. Siberia was denuded of animals all the way to the Pacific. That's one of the reasons the fur hunters traveled all the way around Siberia on the Arctic passage (in season) to get furs in Alaska. They also found they needed to buy vegetables for human consumption from the Spanish in the San Francisco Bay region.
Every now and then someone will mention a famine in the late 1700s ~ but it's not well documented so no one knows where it hit.
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02/28/2013 5:05:14 AM PST
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muawiyah
To: Betis70
I should clarify, the County Mayo part of the family show up in the 1850 census, which is why I suspect they were escaping the famine.
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02/28/2013 5:10:05 AM PST
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Betis70
("Leading from Behind" gets your Ambassador killed)
To: Felis demulcta mitis
I don’t understand, is this a documentary coming to cable TV, the theaters or a DVD?
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02/28/2013 5:31:56 AM PST
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Hot Tabasco
(God bless you Tommy and thank you for your service: http://swiftboats.org/tribute/tribute.html)
To: muawiyah
Interesting info.
From what I understand the Great Famine killed as many people as those who were able to flee Ireland (about a million of each).
Apparently there was another famine in the 1879-1880 in the west of Ireland, which might explain why my County Galway family finally fled, though I have distant relatives that live there.
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02/28/2013 5:37:26 AM PST
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Betis70
("Leading from Behind" gets your Ambassador killed)
To: Hot Tabasco
Coming to Youtube I suspect.
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02/28/2013 5:39:11 AM PST
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Betis70
("Leading from Behind" gets your Ambassador killed)
To: Felis demulcta mitis
County Longford prior to 1836.
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02/28/2013 5:43:21 AM PST
by
wordsofearnest
(Proper aim of giving is to put the recipient in a state where he no longer needs it. C.S. Lewis)
To: Oratam
If you mean Frank O’Connor I read a volume of his short stories some years ago. Can’t remember much of them unfortunately.
To: Mercat
My family came from County Cork during “An Gorta Mor”
(The Great Hunger). I don’t think I can watch this film. Its too heartbreaking.
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02/28/2013 10:46:13 AM PST
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Note: this topic is dated 2/27/2013.
Thanks Felis demulcta mitis.
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03/15/2013 7:57:17 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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03/15/2013 8:04:17 PM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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