Maureen O'Rourke Murphy

Compassionate Stranger (Irish Studies)

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ISBN 13:: 9780815610762
author:: Maureen O'Rourke Murphy
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Syracuse University Press Reprint edition
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2016
Pages:: 400
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 2.2 x 23 cm
Genre:: Biography, Historical, Countries & Regions, Maureen O'Rourke Murphy,Compassionate Stranger (Irish Studies),Syracuse University Press,0815610769,Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies,Cultural Heritage,Europe - Ireland,Biography & Autobiography,Biogra
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Asenath Nicholson and the Great Irish Famine is a biography that recovers the largely forgotten history of an extraordinary woman. Trained as a school teacher, Nicholson embarked on a personal investigation into the condition of Ireland's poor in 1844, walking alone throughout nearly every county to report on conditions on the eve of the Great Irish Famine. Her detailed diaries and correspondence reveal haunting insights into the desperation of famine victims and the negligence and greed that exacerbated their suffering. Nicholson's account of the Great Irish Famine is both a record of her work and an indictment of official policies towards the poor, including land, employment, and famine relief. This biography puts Nicholson's own writings in conversation with other historical documents, contextualizing her life and work while supplementing impersonal records with her more compassionate and impassioned accounts of the Irish poor.

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