American Wakes, Coffin Ships and Canada | The Great Famine XXI

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Coffin Ships are one of the most enduring images from the Great Famine. This was the name given to the boats that carried Irish Famine emigrants to North America in 1847. This sinister title comes from the appalling death rates onboard these ships. This show opens with the hopes and fears of famine emigrants in Black '47. Then I move on to the harrowing voyages and what awaited the emirgants when they landed in Canada, This fell far short of their expectations - this journey will take us onto the dreaded quarantine station of Gross Isle in the St Laurence river. Tune in to find out more.

Thanks to Alexis Kelly for his narrating the words of Archbishop Signay.

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0:44.7	Boes sound is power Hello and this is Finn Duwir and this is
1:04.3	is Coughinships and Canada. This is the second of four podcasts in the Great Famine
1:07.4	series that looks at the story of Irish migration during and after the
1:11.8	great hunger. The first show, Exiles, looked at the overall numbers
1:17.1	and some of the specific situations driving people to emigrate. This podcast joins them on a journey across the Atlantic Ocean detailing
1:26.5	what emigration was like in the 19th century and the challenges that Irish famine immigrants
1:31.5	faced. We will specifically hone in on the Irish people who
1:35.9	travelled to Canada, whose experiences have left a deep imprint on how Irish people understand and
1:41.9	remember the history of the entire famine period.
1:45.7	Coming shows will look at the Irish experience in the USA and Great Britain.
1:51.1	This episode begins though by looking at some of the rituals that surrounded emigration in the Victorian age.
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