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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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Main Author:	Hedican, Edward J. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2020].
Subjects:	Irish > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > History > 19th century. Immigrants > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > History > 19th century. Farmers > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > History > 19th century. Irish > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > Social conditions > 19th century. Immigrants > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > Social conditions > 19th century. Farmers > Ontario > Admaston (Township) > Social conditions > 19th century. Admaston (Ont. : Township) > History > 19th century. Ireland > History > Famine, 1845-1852.

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