After the famine : the Irish family farm in eastern Ontario, 1851-1881 /
This book is about the Irish farming community of Admaston Township situated in Renfrew County of the Ottawa Valley which is studied over several decades in the mid to late nineteenth century after Ireland's Great Famine. It is certainly difficult to imagine a greater tragedy that could befall...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ; Buffalo :
University of Toronto Press,
[2020].
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| Summary: | This book is about the Irish farming community of Admaston Township situated in Renfrew County of the Ottawa Valley which is studied over several decades in the mid to late nineteenth century after Ireland's Great Famine. It is certainly difficult to imagine a greater tragedy that could befall a nation than have untold numbers of its citizens starve to death while the members of a neighboring country, who were themselves largely complicit in this disaster, live in relative bounty and apparent disinterest. Such was the case of the hapless Irish people whose English overlords enjoyed the fruits of Ireland's agricultural production because of centuries of social, economic and political domination and then mostly turned a blind eye to the misfortune of their neighbors caused by their actions. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 230 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781487505554 9781487523848 1487505558 148752384X |