Great Famine Collection

The Potato Blight, 1847. Creator: MacDonald, Daniel (1821-1853)
The Potato Blight, 1847. Found in the collection of the The National Folklore Collection, Dublin

Sketch in a House at Fahey's Quay, Ennis - the Widow Connor and her Dying Child, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Sketch in a House at Fahey's Quay, Ennis - the Widow Connor and her Dying Child, 1850. Suffering during the Irish Potato Famine: In Ennis I went through the lanes and alleys

Ruins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Ruins in the Village of Carihaken, County of Galway, 1850. Destruction of rural homes by the levellers, during the Irish Potato Famine. The poor were blamed for their situation

Great Tenant-Right Meeting at Kilkenny, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Great Tenant-Right Meeting at Kilkenny, [Ireland], 1850. It is peculiarly the curse of Ireland, though it is also the curse of other countries

The Workhouse, Clifden, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Workhouse, Clifden, 1850. Poverty in Ireland during the Potato Famine. Clifden itself is an exotic in an unfavourable climate

Keillines, near General Thompson's Property, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Keillines, near General Thompson's Property, 1850. Poverty in Ireland during the Potato Famine. Scene...on the road between Maam and Clifden, in Joyce's County

Cabin of Pat. MacNamara, Village of Clear, 1850. Creator: Unknown
Cabin of Pat. MacNamara, Village of Clear, 1850. Destruction of rural homes by the levellers, during the Irish Potato Famine. The poor were blamed for their situation

The Village of Killard, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Village of Killard, [Ireland], 1850....Killard forms part of the Union of Kilrush, and possesses an area of 17, 022 acres

The Embankment, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. Creator: Smyth
The Embankment, Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850. Emigrants leaving Britain for the colonies: United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia or New Zealand

The Irish Question, 1880s. Creator: De Scott Evans
The Irish Question, 1880s. Two potatoes suspended by a string; the title may refer to the troubled status of the Irish in the late 19th century

Francesco I d Este Assists His Subjects with Great Generosity During the Great Famine of 1648 and 1649, from L Idea di un Principe ed Eroe Cristiano in Francesco I d Este

The Great Famine. A family at the ruins of their house in Killarney, 1888. Private Collection

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