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Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847
Paddy's Lament, Ireland 1846-1847: Prelude to Hatred | Thomas Gallagher
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A shocking account of the great famine in Ireland, which sheds light on a bitter hatred for England that continues there today.
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What an excellent, eye opening, heartbreaking book. I never knew much about the Irish potato famine, other than that there was a potato blight that lead to food shortages and mass emigration to the US.

This book tells the story of that famine, and how while the blight may have destroyed the potatoes, it was English imperial policy that caused the famine. It‘s a history that deserves to be remembered, and this book does it great justice.