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1879 famine
« on: Wednesday 09 January 19 07:43 GMT (UK) »
Looking into my Clare family emigrating to Australia in 1880 and I find a famine in the western part of the country in 1879. Would Clare residents - farmers- have suffered, any reading to be done apart from Wikipedia?









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Re: 1879 famine
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 09 January 19 08:09 GMT (UK) »
As noted in Wikipedia it is usually written about as the reason for the Land War and mainly they concentrate on Mayo.
http://www.advertiser.ie/mayo/article/86913/1879-a-forgotten-year-of-famine-and-fury
https://ireland-calling.com/forgotten-famine/

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Re: 1879 famine
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 10 January 19 03:11 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for  the link
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Re: 1879 famine
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 10 January 19 17:51 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, Sinann. My grandfather cited this event for his decision to leave Mayo permanently. He spoke of seeing hungry, desperate people on the roads.
There's a current thread on RootsChat asking what historical event was responsible for your existence.
I put the 1879 famine as the most recent historical event. 
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