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'to Have Anything Approaching A Correct Idea Of The Suffering Of The Poor, You Should Be Here On The Spot And See Them With Your Own Eyes,' Wrote Bishop Francis Haly From Carlow In A Letter In 1847. Priests All Over Ireland Wrote Letters About What They Had Seen And Experienced, And The Vivid Nature Of Their Correspondence Brings Home Just How Horrific An Experience The Famine Was. These Letters Are Still Among The Richest Sources For Hard Information About The Detail And The Immensity Of The Suffering That The Famine Caused. Fr Donal Kerr Draws Heavily On These Personal Accounts In This Book Which Seeks To Tell The Largely Untold Story Of The Response Of The Catholic Church, Both At Home And Internationally, To The Great Famine Of 1845-1848. While The Clergy Were Not Above Criticism In Their Response, And Were In Fact Criticised At The Time, The Overall Story Is One Of Goodness, Generosity And Human Compassion With A People Who Had Virtually Lost Hope.--book Jacket. 1. Experiences Of The Famine 1845-7 -- 2. Relief Work -- 3. 1847-8 Assassinations And Rebellion -- 4. Continuing Famine And Conflicting 'theologies'. Donal A. Kerr. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 93-94) And In

Author

Donal A. Kerr

Publisher

Columba Press

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9781856071758

Subjects

Religion, Philosophy, History

Rating

3 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14