Kelleher, Margaret (1998) Book Review; Annals of the Famine in Ireland. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

The recent commemoration of the great Irish Famine of 1845-1851 has yielded an array of publications: regional analyses, new and republished famine histories, studies of famine folklore and famine literature, etc. Already, one senses a certain 'famine fatigue' ensuing from this proliferation of volumes and, consequently, a regrettable and premature narrowing of the fields of study, a trend certainly reinforced by the ill-advised ending of official commemoration in the summer 1997. The republication by Lilliput press of Asenath Nicholson's eye-witness account of famine conditions in 1847 and 1848, ably edited and introduced by Maureen Murphy, is thus a welcome indication of one publisher's continuing commitment to famine historiography and restores, in a handsome and reasonably priced volume, of the most distinctive and sharply observed testimonies of the period.

Item Type:	Other
Additional Information:	Irish University Review, Vol.28 No.2 1998 pages 393-395
Keywords:	annals; famine; folklore; famine fatigue;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Arts,Celtic Studies and Philosophy > School of English, Media & Theatre Studies
Item ID:	847
Depositing User:	Professor Margaret Kelleher
Date Deposited:	07 Jan 2008
Refereed:	Yes
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Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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