In his diary Gerard Keegan charts the reality of famine and emigration-relatives seeking his advice, the walk from Sligo to Dublin, fever on board ship, a fight with the first mate, a catch of fish, storms, sighting whales, the passengers' first sight of land--and the bittersweet fate of those who survived to reach the promised New World.

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ISBN/EAN 9780863279171
Author Gerard Keegan
Publisher Wolfhound Press
Publication date 3 Jun 2008
Format Paperback
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Famine Diary

Gerard Keegan
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1847 ... Gerard Keegan, a schoolteacher, and his young bride left County Sligo to travel aboard the new infamous coffin ships to Canada.

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