On The Verge of Disaster: Ireland 1845 | The Great Famine IV

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

🗓️ 8 March 2017

⏱️ 33 minutes

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1845 is famous for one thing in Irish history – the beginning of the Great Famine. However contrary to what you might expect, if you lived in Ireland through most of 1845 there was little evidence to suggest Irish society stood on the brink of one of the greatest famines in history. This episode looks at the highs and lows of life in Ireland as the Famine approached.

To this end we follow the life of William A'Court, better known as Baron Heytesbury - the Lord Leuitenant of Ireland appointed in 1844. The show looks at the problems facing Irish society - sectarianism, the political controversy around the Movement for the Repeal of the Act of Union and the Poor Law. It also looks at why there was every reason to be hopeful about the future with the approach of that fateful harvest in 1845.

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1:27.0	Krista Phillips, Diane Amador, John Looney and Maria Brady. Finn Duwirer and this is on the verge of disaster, Ireland 1845 the Great
1:45.8	famine part 4. 1845 is famous for one thing in Irish history the beginning of the great famine.
1:54.0	However, contrary to what you might expect, if you lived in Ireland through most of 1845,
2:00.0	there was little evidence to suggest Irish society stood on the verge of one of the greatest
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