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The Great Hunger

High School Student Project Can Predict Spread of Potato Blight

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by Leave a Comment

Hunter College High School student Benjamin “Benjy” Firester was awarded $25,000 for a unique research project that predicts the patterns of movement of the phytophthora infestans – the mold that brought about Ireland’s Great Hunger in the mid-19th century. Firester competed against 1,800 other students in the Regeneron Science Talent Search with his revolutionary computer … [Read more...] about High School Student Project Can Predict Spread of Potato Blight

Irish Hunger Memorial Renovations Completed

By Mary Gallagher, Editorial Assistant
June / July 2018

May 9, 2018 by 1 Comment

The Irish Hunger Memorial was re-opened in late July 2017 after a year-long, $5.3 million renovation. The structure had suffered extensive water infiltration, particularly from 2012’s Hurricane Sandy, which it had not been equipped to handle in its original state. The restoration cost $4.5 million more than the initial placement of the structure, which was unveiled to the … [Read more...] about Irish Hunger Memorial Renovations Completed

Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ireland’s Great Hunger Revenge Movie Finally Premieres

By Tom Deignan, Columnist
April / May 2018

February 28, 2018 by 2 Comments

The long-awaited Irish Great Hunger movie Black 47 premiered in February at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival. The movie is expected to open in Ireland later this year and though there has not yet been any official word on an American release date, it’s a safe bet this all-important film will cross the Atlantic. Though it is the defining experience of Ireland’s history, the … [Read more...] about Irish Eye on Hollywood: Ireland’s Great Hunger Revenge Movie Finally Premieres

Roscommon, Part III:
The Hungry Years

By Dr. Christine Kinealy, Contributor
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by 3 Comments

Roscommon was one of the hardest hit counties during the Famine, losing 31 percent of its population. ℘℘℘ In 1845, County Roscommon was one of the first counties to record the appearance of the blight in the locality. The return of the disease the following year – earlier in the season and more lethal – resulted in an immediate increase in distress. On 12 October 1846, the … [Read more...] about Roscommon, Part III:
The Hungry Years

Roscommon, Part III: The Hungry Years

By Dr. Christine Kinealy, Contributor
December / January 2018

December 1, 2017 by 2 Comments

Roscommon was one of the hardest hit counties during the Famine, losing 31 percent of its population. ℘℘℘ In 1845, County Roscommon was one of the first counties to record the appearance of the blight in the locality. The return of the disease the following year – earlier in the season and more lethal – resulted in an immediate increase in distress. On 12 October 1846, the … [Read more...] about Roscommon, Part III: The Hungry Years

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On this day, Eamon de Valera abolished the Oath of Allegiance, a provisional aspect in the Anglo-Irish treaty of 1921. This provisional aspect originally required all members of the Irish parliament to take an oath declaring their allegiance to the King. This date also marked when de Valera withheld land annuities from England.

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