History, Food & Cures and Irish life in a humorous
way
THE
FAMINE:
The
Irish Famine was at its worst during the years
1845 to 1848. During this time the population
dropped from 8 million to 4 million as a result
of death and emigration. Since that period Irish
people have emigrated and have been accepted
in nearly every country in the world.
Catholics blamed their Protestant neighbours
and the landlords. The landlords blamed the
Govermnent. Protestants believed that they had
been badly treated by their Catholic neighbours
and that this was an act of God. Outside of
Ireland, very few knew about the problems of
Irish people with little ways of communicating.
By
the end or your tour of our Visitor Centre,
you may be offended, hurt, or maybe feel that
something like this should never have happened.
Maybe now is a good time to stop and think.
Ireland today is among some of the richest economies
in the world. Today, famine is ripe in Sudan,
Biafra and Ethiopia. We can see by television
the problems that exist, yet do we bother to
do anything about it?
These
places are our Irelands - we are their landlords.
