Heroes of The Great Hunger - Famine Aid in the 1840s | The Great Famine XXVII

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

🗓️ 14 November 2018

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The history of the Great Hunger is rooted in stories of greed, racism and senseless suffering. This episode however sheds light on some of the amazing stories of compassion and solidarity that saved thousands of lives.

While it can be difficult not to focus on the disastrous actions of the British Government, it is also important to remember the forgotten heroes of the Great Famine – the Victorian equivalent of aid workers.

This podcast brings you the story some of these unlikely heroes from a Polish Count Pawel Strelecki to the Evangelical Protestant from Vermont Asenath Nicholson. Their stories of sacrifice in the 1840s are remarkable. The podcast also looks at the stories of generosity among slaves, native americans and prisoners who donated money to the famine relief despite facing extreme hardships themsleves.

Thanks to Olga Jazienicka for the help with the polish pronouniations (which are still pretty terrible - apologies!)

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0:20.0	If you could go back in time...
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0:55.0	welcome to the Irish History Podcast.
0:59.0	My name is Finn Duar and this is Heroes of the Great Hunger,
1:04.0	Famineed in the 1840s.
1:07.2	So much of the history of the great hunger are stories rooted in greed, racism and
1:12.0	sensitive suffering. However this episode recounts some of the amazing
1:16.6	stories of compassion and solidarity that took place during some of the darkest years of
1:22.2	our past.
1:23.0	When talking about the great famine, it's hard not to focus on the disastrous policies of the British government,
1:30.0	but it is also important to remember the people who became what were for me, some of the forgotten heroes of the great famine, the Victorian equivalent of aid workers.
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