Cover of A farewell to famine

A farewell to famine

by Jim Rees

1994 174 pages eng

In 1850, over 1000 people were led from their homes in counties Wicklow and Wexford to start new lives in the American mid-west. This was no blind flight from famine, but an organized attempt to start an Irish Catholic Colony in Arkansas. This book follows the group's progress from their departure i…

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