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S/H/154. Effectiveness of Government's relief measures during the famine of 1845-50 in Ireland

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DATE:
2009
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89.99 GBP

The paper looks at the period of the Great Famine in the Irish history exploring its impact on the social, political and economic development of the country. The study focuses on the implications of the relief measures adopted by the government in the county and city of Cork describing the economic and demographic situation before the famine, and discussing the negative effects of Irish poverty on the British people, the attempts of the Prime Ministers Robert Peel and John Russell to deal with the crisis, the British perception of the Irish famine, the features of workhouses, soup kitchens, etc.

 

KEYWORDS: Great Famine, Ireland, county Cork, Robert Peel, John Russell, workhouse,

 
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