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Ireland's Other Great Famine - The Year of Slaughter of 1740-41
Ireland's Other Great Famine - The Year of Slaughter of 1740-41
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18 minutes
Released:
Mar 12, 2014
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Everyone has heard of the Great Irish Famine of the 1840's when around 10% of the Irish population died from starvation and disease. This however was not the worst famine in Irish history. A century earlier in the 1740s the island was ravaged by an event known as the year of slaughter when as much as 20% of the population perished. Hear the full storySupport the show at Patreon.com/irishpodcast Join me on a tour - Dublinfaminetour.ie For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Mar 12, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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