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The tragedy that struck Ireland between 1845 and 1852 is often viewed through the lens of cold-hearted bureaucrats, greedy merchants or indifferent landlords who put profit, principles of political economy, and prejudice against the Irish poor, above the need to save lives. This ground-breaking volume examines the contributions of the numerous men and women who risked their lives-and sometimes their livelihoods-in caring for the sick and the starving. This publication examines the uplifting contributions of numerous individuals who combatted hunger, famine and disease in the mid-nineteenth century in order to save the lives of strangers. At a time that the world is struggling with the deadly COVID pandemic and its aftermath, these stories are a tribute to all forgotten or nameless caregivers and front-line workers.
Contents
* Introduction by Christine Kinealy, Jason King & Gerard Moran
The Kindness of Strangers:
* James Hack Tuke: "Ireland's greatest benefactor"-Gerard Moran
* Paul de Strzelecki: a Polish count in Co. Mayo-Christine Kinealy
* Captain Robert Bennet Forbes and his 1847 voyage of mercy to Cork-Catherine Shannon
* The Choctaw Gift-LeAnn Howe & Padraig Kirwan
Women's Agency:
* Lady Sligo of Westport House: "she rolled up her linen sleeves and followed reason"-Sandy Letourneau O'Hare
* Mary Ann McCracken of Belfast: "better to wear out than to rust out"- Peter Murphy.
* Asenath Nicholson: heroine of Ireland's Great Hunger-Maureen Murphy
Medical Heroes:
* Dr. Richard Grattan: the Great Famine in Co. Kildare-Ciaran Reilly
* Dr. Dan Donovan: Famine doctor in Skibbereen-Marita Conlon McKenna
* Dr. William Duncan of Liverpool: "a city of plague"-Christine Kinealy
* Dr. Charles Edward Strutt: a modest famine hero in Australia-Rebecca Abbott
* Dr. George Grasett: Toronto's response to the typhus outbreak of 1847-Laura J. Smith and Robert G. Kearns
Role of Religious:
* Edward Maginn of Derry and Donegal: bishops, rebels and contagions-Turlough McConnell
* Bishop Michael Power of Toronto-Mark McGowan
* Montreal's Grey Nuns: the Great Hunger Migration and the Miracle of Rose's Marble-Jason King
Irish Involvement:
* Arthur Edward Kennedy: A Poor Law Inspector on Co. Clare-Ciaran O Murchadha
* James Mahony and the Illustrated London News-Niamh Ann Kelly
Afterword. A Reflection by Caroilin Callery of the National Famine Museum.
