I'm not in to Irish history and was never very fond of my home country, but this brings home how near ago the famine was (I couldn't have told you), and the scale and the suffering of so many people. Plus the seeming inhumanity and cruelty of many people of the time, both in relation to the famine but more directly those horrendous workhouses where humans were treated awfully. Seems like any religion Catholicism could turn a blind eye if it wanted to. I grew up in Cork City until aged 17, but my father's family were originally from Skibbereen, though we seldom passed through it. I lost touch with my remaing family at that age, in 1977, so this fills a gap for me. I'm living in London 37 years (now hate it here too - being impoverished but not on the scale here) previously living in Dublin for 10 years until 1987. Thanks for the video.
This is so heartbreaking. Thank you
Thanks Joan, it was heartbreaking to make too but #intheirhonour
I'm not in to Irish history and was never very fond of my home country, but this brings home how near ago the famine was (I couldn't have told you), and the scale and the suffering of so many people.
Plus the seeming inhumanity and cruelty of many people of the time, both in relation to the famine but more directly those horrendous workhouses where humans were treated awfully. Seems like any religion Catholicism could turn a blind eye if it wanted to.
I grew up in Cork City until aged 17, but my father's family were originally from Skibbereen, though we seldom passed through it.
I lost touch with my remaing family at that age, in 1977, so this fills a gap for me. I'm living in London 37 years (now hate it here too - being impoverished but not on the scale here) previously living in Dublin for 10 years until 1987.
Thanks for the video.
Remember Ireland is a jealous mother, your homeland awaits you son of Ireland.
Was it burn on purpose?
Yes Patricia, during our revolutionary period when it was feared it would be used to billet British forces
As someone born in England it disgusts me what the British did to the Irish.
2023 and still nothing is taught in UK schools about the British oppression in Ireland...absolutely disgraceful.