An Gorta Mor/The Great Hunger part 1

Send us Fan Mail An Gorta Mor, the great hunger of 1845-1852. All over Ireland's landscape there are ruins and grave yards that bear testimony to this horrific period in the World's history. Mass graves and heaps of moss-covered stones that use to be thriving villages dot the countryside. Historians cannot agree to the number that died but estimates range between 1-3 million. The debate continues about what Britain’s intent was when they exasperated the situation. ...