Throughout the week, from January 18 to 24, The Wild Geese blog is focusing on The Great Hunger in Ireland with a series of brief articles. On Monday, two articles were posted, The Great Hunger in Dublin and The Great Hunger: Famine or Genocide?
The blog post, The Great Hunger in Dublin, written by Professor Christine Kinealy of Ireland’s Great Hunger Institute at Quinnipiac University, also takes a look at the workhouse system that was introduced to Ireland in 1838. Dr. Kinealy wrote, “An estimated 25 per cent of people who entered the Dublin workhouses in 1847 (remembered as Black ’47) died within two weeks of doing so.”
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Gail Dever; I’m seeking info my family surname HANRIGHT who lived in Lingwick, Crompton Quebec in some are buried in Bury cemetery, James Hanright & Jane Eliza Rice. Can you help me? When did they come to Quebec and any other info. about them ?
These are my Grand mother’s grand parents on my father’s side.
Your help would be appreciated.
Thank you; Carl Mortensen
I did not give any dates. ca 1800’s