The Great Irish Famine
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The Great Irish Famine

/ 10 | 1h 25m | United States
1996 | Documentary
The documentary examines the Irish famine of 1845, caused by a blight that devastated the potato crop, the main source of food for the poor in rural Ireland. The special explores the causes of the disaster, the lack of relief for the British, the ineffective way the government handled the crisis, and finding survivors who made their way to America.

Cast List (24)

Pete Lawrence
Pete Lawrence
Director
Ian Gibson
Ian Gibson
Self
Cormac Ó'Gráda
Cormac Ó'Gráda
Self
Christine Kinealy
Christine Kinealy
Self
Seamus Caulfield
Seamus Caulfield
Self
Patrick Cleary
Patrick Cleary
Self
Mary Daly
Mary Daly
Prof. History
Padraig O. Fiannachta
Padraig O. Fiannachta
Self
Thomas Gielty
Thomas Gielty
Self
Patrick Hickey
Patrick Hickey
Frater
Theresa MacDonald
Theresa MacDonald
Archaeologist
Marianna O'Gallagher
Marianna O'Gallagher
Self
Harold Wright
Harold Wright
Self
Ian Gibson
Ian Gibson
Narrator
Cormac Ó'Gráda
Cormac Ó'Gráda
Prof. Economic History
Christine Kinealy
Christine Kinealy
Historian
Seamus Caulfield
Seamus Caulfield
Archaeologist
Mary Daly
Mary Daly
Self
Earl of Rosse
Earl of Rosse
Self
Padraig O. Fiannachta
Padraig O. Fiannachta
Canon
Patrick Hickey
Patrick Hickey
Self
Theresa MacDonald
Theresa MacDonald
Self
Don Mullan
Don Mullan
Self
Marianna O'Gallagher
Marianna O'Gallagher
Historian

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