- Strokestown Park
Restored 18th century mansion open to tours and events. Also home to the Famine Museum, presenting displays concerning the Great Irish Famine of the 1840s.
www.strokestownpark.ie
- Wikipedia: Irish Potato Famine
Covers the history and effects of the famine, known in Gaelic as An Gorta Mór, that struck Ireland between 1846 and 1849.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_potato_famine
- Irish Memorial at Penn's Landing, The
Bronze sculpture commemorating the sesquicentennial of the Irish Famine as well as Irish immigration to the U.S.
www.irishmemorial.org
- National Archives of Ireland: Guide to Records Pertaining to the Great Famine 1845-1850
Collections documenting the actual measures taken to alleviate distress during the famine.
www.nationalarchives.ie/topics/famine/famine.html
- Boston Irish Famine Memorial
Tribute to an entire generation of Irish men, women, and children whose lives were disrupted by a series of events that comprised The Irish Famine.
www.boston.com/famine
- Great Famine Commemoration
Provides historic information about the Irish Potato Famine as well as examining the natural history of the blight.
www.geocities.com/willboyne/nosurrender/PotatCom.html
- Irish Famine: 1845-9
Brief description of the "Great Hunger."
www.historyhome.co.uk/peel/ireland/famine.htm
- Kingston Irish Famine Commemoration Association
Group of local volunteers dedicated to researching Kingston's role in the Irish Famine.
www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/7787
- Irish Famine, The
In-depth history of the Irish Famine, with bibliography and related links.
www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/Congress/2807/index.html
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