The Irish Potato Blight of 1845- Án Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger)

Schedule

Sun Nov 21 2021 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm

Location

Louisville Public Library | Louisville, CO

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The Irish Potato Blight of 1845- Án Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger) Ireland’s greatest tragedy
About this Event

The Irish potato blight of 1845, known as Án Gorta Mór (The Great Hunger), caused more than a million Irish people to die of starvation or related illnesses and a million more to emigrate to Brooklyn and Manhattan. Join Irish born and raised, Tom O’Reilly, PhD., and Irish Historian sponsored by The Ancient Order of Hibernians, Smithtown, NY, as he brings us his unique insight on this topic.

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Louisville Public Library, 951 Spruce Street, Louisville, United States

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Louisville Department of Library & Museum Services

Host or Publisher Louisville Department of Library & Museum Services

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