Gobbet Commentary: Largest Catastrophe In Irish History
Gobbet Commentary: Great Famine
Undoubtedly known as the largest catastrophe in Irish History, The Great Famine has consequently become one of the most written about periods in Irish History. Much of the debate focuses on the lack of support from British Parliament to fund and implement government emergency programs to save Ireland from starvation and from the exodus of its citizens. Cormac Ó Gradá’s Statistical Tables From the Great Irish Famines provides empirical evidence that not only illustrates the political, economic, and social climate at the time but, also illustrates the consequences of the political and economic policy changes made during the Famine. In Table 2.3, Ó Gradá tracks grain exports and imports from 1844-1848 and immediately
Undoubtedly known as the largest catastrophe in Irish History, The Great Famine has consequently become one of the most written about periods in Irish History. Much of the debate focuses on the lack of support from British Parliament to fund and implement government emergency programs to save Ireland from starvation and from the exodus of its citizens. Cormac Ó Gradá’s Statistical Tables From the Great Irish Famines provides empirical evidence that not only illustrates the political, economic, and social climate at the time but, also illustrates the consequences of the political and economic policy changes made during the Famine. In Table 2.3, Ó Gradá tracks grain exports and imports from 1844-1848 and immediately