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The Leaving of Loughrea : An Irish Family in the Great Famine, EPUB eBook

The Leaving of Loughrea : An Irish Family in the Great Famine EPUB

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This is the story of the Lally family between 1818 and1848.

It could just as easily be your story if you haveancestors who were among over a million people wholeft the beautiful and tragic land of Ireland in the 1840s. This family lived in the Loughrea area, County Galway, Ireland,and their story is similar to that of so many Irish families as theystruggled against the odds, were overwhelmed by the tragedy of theGreat Famine, and were forced to leave their beloved homeland. This book explores how the Irish lived at this time, how theythought, and the reasons for their situation in Ireland.

It bringstogether the many strands of Irish society and the economics,politics, and philosophy that dominated their lives.

It describesthe terrible journeys that members of the family undertook toreach England, America, Canada, and Australia.

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