https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/en-ieRTÉ 2026-RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd, Registration No: 155076, Donnybrook, Dublin 4, Ireland.Fri, 02 Feb 2024 15:03:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2024/0131/1429737-the-famine-casebook-of-william-charles-waddell/During the Famine, the work of coroners could expose the failures of government. With their stories of death by starvation and exposure, the casebooks of Monaghan coroner William Charles Waddell do just that, as Michelle McGoff-McCann explainsWed, 31 Jan 2024 16:41:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2024/0131/1429737-the-famine-casebook-of-william-charles-waddell/Famine Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2023/1205/1420245-revisiting-the-coffin-ships-emigrant-mortality-during-the-famine/Over two million Irish people emigrated abroad between 1845 and 1855. But did they all sail on so-called "coffin ships"? Cian T. McMahon uses the surviving statistics to find out.Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:50:51 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2023/1205/1420245-revisiting-the-coffin-ships-emigrant-mortality-during-the-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0511/1297404-how-subdividing-farms-led-to-famine-devastation/Wed, 11 May 2022 14:32:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0511/1297404-how-subdividing-farms-led-to-famine-devastation/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0421/1293513-commemorating-the-famine/Thu, 21 Apr 2022 14:17:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0421/1293513-commemorating-the-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2022/0414/1292413-how-the-famine-changed-ireland/Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:27:05 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2022/0414/1292413-how-the-famine-changed-ireland/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0331/1289607-what-happened-to-children-during-the-famine/Thu, 31 Mar 2022 15:11:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0331/1289607-what-happened-to-children-during-the-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0315/1286635-how-did-artists-depict-the-famine/Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:25:13 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2022/0315/1286635-how-did-artists-depict-the-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2022/0303/1284128-the-famine-explained-origins-and-effects/Thu, 03 Mar 2022 09:41:31 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2022/0303/1284128-the-famine-explained-origins-and-effects/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2022/0127/1276178-the-hungry-forties-in-europe/The decade became known as the Hungry Forties, not just in Ireland but all over Europe. Wouter Ronsijn and Eric Vanhaute explain how starvation threatened European stability - and how different regions reacted to the food shortages.Thu, 27 Jan 2022 10:17:50 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2022/0127/1276178-the-hungry-forties-in-europe/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-distress-papers/Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:12:32 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-distress-papers/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-famine-monologues/The Famine Monologues: explore the podcast drama seriesFri, 15 Oct 2021 10:23:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-famine-monologues/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-famine-monologues/The Famine Monologues: explore the podcast drama seriesThu, 14 Oct 2021 11:43:40 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-famine-monologues/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/1006/1251136-the-famine-monologues-the-emigrants-story/The Emigrant's Story is the final episode in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Wed, 06 Oct 2021 15:37:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/1006/1251136-the-famine-monologues-the-emigrants-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0930/1249943-the-famine-monologues-the-mothers-story/The Mother's Story is the fifth in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:13:44 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0930/1249943-the-famine-monologues-the-mothers-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0923/1248607-the-famine-monologues-the-quakers-story/The Quaker's Story is the fourth in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Thu, 23 Sep 2021 15:21:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0923/1248607-the-famine-monologues-the-quakers-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0918/1246497-the-famine-monologues-the-british-officials-story/The British Official's Story is the third in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Sat, 18 Sep 2021 01:24:22 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0918/1246497-the-famine-monologues-the-british-officials-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0909/1245668-the-famine-monologues-the-doctors-story/The Doctor's Story is the second in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Thu, 09 Sep 2021 15:15:26 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0909/1245668-the-famine-monologues-the-doctors-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0830/1243648-the-famine-monologues-the-cottier-girls-story/The Cottier Girl's Story is the first in a new drama series inspired by the real people who lived through the Famine. Author Anna Carey reveals how you can find out more about the true events that inspired it.Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:21:46 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2021/0830/1243648-the-famine-monologues-the-cottier-girls-story/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0827/1243174-the-distress-papers-my-heart-is-sore-i-cant-spake/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Fri, 27 Aug 2021 11:54:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0827/1243174-the-distress-papers-my-heart-is-sore-i-cant-spake/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0820/1242000-the-distress-papers-desperation-in-killarney/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Fri, 20 Aug 2021 16:55:43 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0820/1242000-the-distress-papers-desperation-in-killarney/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0813/1240647-the-distress-papers-dying-in-the-streets/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Fri, 13 Aug 2021 11:01:53 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0813/1240647-the-distress-papers-dying-in-the-streets/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0805/1239212-the-distress-papers-the-rebel-spirit-of-the-labourers/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:36:29 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0805/1239212-the-distress-papers-the-rebel-spirit-of-the-labourers/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0730/1238230-the-distress-papers-a-letter-from-trevelyan/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:21:20 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0730/1238230-the-distress-papers-a-letter-from-trevelyan/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0603/1225835-the-distress-papers-a-road-to-nowhere/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Thu, 03 Jun 2021 13:37:45 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0603/1225835-the-distress-papers-a-road-to-nowhere/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0520/1222871-the-distress-papers-mapping-a-famine-road/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Thu, 20 May 2021 14:48:10 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0520/1222871-the-distress-papers-mapping-a-famine-road/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0514/1221611-the-distress-papers-a-priests-anguished-plea/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Fri, 14 May 2021 12:10:14 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0514/1221611-the-distress-papers-a-priests-anguished-plea/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0506/1214194-the-famine-distress-papers-the-tenants-of-athenry/The Distress Papers in the National Archives of Ireland give us a glimpse of the people and stories behind the grim statistics. In this series, we explore the collection.Thu, 06 May 2021 15:51:03 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/2021/0506/1214194-the-famine-distress-papers-the-tenants-of-athenry/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2021/0316/1204313-her-silken-brown-hair-chronicling-the-famine-in-song/Musician Declan O'Rourke explains how he came to chronicle the Famine in his musicTue, 16 Mar 2021 11:35:01 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2021/0316/1204313-her-silken-brown-hair-chronicling-the-famine-in-song/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0928/1168035-helpless-little-wanderers-the-famine-orphans-in-quebec/They crossed the Atlantic in search of a new life. But what sort of welcome did the Famine orphans receive when they arrived in Canada? Mark McGowan explains.Mon, 28 Sep 2020 17:25:30 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0928/1168035-helpless-little-wanderers-the-famine-orphans-in-quebec/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2021/0204/1195102-a-strange-environment-indeed-the-famine-irish-in-england/Tens of thousands of desperate "half naked and starving" Irish emigrants arrived in the north west of England during the Famine years, bringing deadly disease and hunger with them. As Lewis Darwen explains, many remained - but some were sent back.Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:13:12 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2021/0204/1195102-a-strange-environment-indeed-the-famine-irish-in-england/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/0805/1157526-that-diabolical-system-evictions-in-famine-ireland/Up to half a million people lost their homes during the Great Famine. Who carried out and documented those evictions, and what happened to the evicted?Wed, 05 Aug 2020 16:30:23 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/0805/1157526-that-diabolical-system-evictions-in-famine-ireland/https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1124/1180131-about-the-great-irish-famine-project/Tue, 24 Nov 2020 10:45:24 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/2020/1124/1180131-about-the-great-irish-famine-project/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178464-how-the-blight-spread-an-interactive-map/It was the potato disease that devastated Ireland. But how did it get here? This interactive map shows how the blight spread.Mon, 16 Nov 2020 12:55:20 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178464-how-the-blight-spread-an-interactive-map/Famine Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178493-how-victorian-artists-depicted-the-famine/How was the famine portrayed in art in the 19th century by both Irish and international artists? Emily Mark-Fitzgerald tells how the Famine was depicted in everything from cartoons to oil paintingsMon, 16 Nov 2020 14:24:21 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178493-how-victorian-artists-depicted-the-famine/Famine Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/1125/1178465-before-and-after-the-famine-an-interactive-map/Through death, emigration and movement around the country, the Famine transformed how and where Irish people lived. Compare how the population was distributed around the country before and after the Famine with this interactive map.Wed, 25 Nov 2020 12:58:25 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/1125/1178465-before-and-after-the-famine-an-interactive-map/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/1117/1178730-the-temporary-relief-commission/It was the first serious attempt to alleviate the suffering of the Famine. But did it make a serious difference? Helene O'Keeffe on the Temporary Relief CommissionTue, 17 Nov 2020 14:37:27 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/1117/1178730-the-temporary-relief-commission/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178533-a-labour-of-love-the-contributions-of-the-society-of-friends/When the blight devastated Ireland, one group was particularly determined to help: the Quakers, also known as the Society of Friends. Christine Kinealy tells the story of their work - and the toll it took on themMon, 16 Nov 2020 17:20:00 +0000https://www.rte.ie/history/famine-ireland/2020/1116/1178533-a-labour-of-love-the-contributions-of-the-society-of-friends/Famine Irelandhttps://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2015/1129/749703-the-history-show-sunday-29-november-2015/?clipid=2042844The History Show on the Famine in SkibbereenTue, 03 Nov 2020 16:35:39 +0000https://www.rte.ie/radio1/the-history-show/programmes/2015/1129/749703-the-history-show-sunday-29-november-2015/?clipid=2042844Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2009/0626/646136-faminegirls/Tue, 03 Nov 2020 16:44:16 +0000https://www.rte.ie/radio1/doconone/2009/0626/646136-faminegirls/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0914/1165099-how-the-irish-famine-changed-new-york-city-forever/Thanks to emigration triggered by the Famine, people born in Ireland comprised almost one third of the total population of New York by 1855. The city was changed forever - but how? Anelise Hanson Shrout explains.Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:43:33 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0914/1165099-how-the-irish-famine-changed-new-york-city-forever/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0903/1163045-the-panicked-flood-emigration-and-the-great-famine/It was the exodus that changed Ireland - and the world - forever. Ciarán Ó Murchadha tells the story of how Ireland's desperate population left the country - and how they fared in their new homes.Thu, 03 Sep 2020 16:22:36 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/post-famine/2020/0903/1163045-the-panicked-flood-emigration-and-the-great-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0806/1157723-hidden-ireland-the-world-of-the-cottier-on-the-eve-of-the-famine/They were at the bottom of the social and economic pyramid in 1840s Ireland - and their world was destroyed by the Famine. Ciarán Reilly on the cottiersThu, 06 Aug 2020 16:09:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0806/1157723-hidden-ireland-the-world-of-the-cottier-on-the-eve-of-the-famine/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0721/1154625-deadly-disease-how-the-great-famine-led-to-outbreaks-of-illness/The vast majority of deaths during the Famine were caused by contagious diseases. What were they - and how did they take hold? Laurence M. Geary explainsTue, 21 Jul 2020 12:36:00 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0721/1154625-deadly-disease-how-the-great-famine-led-to-outbreaks-of-illness/https://www.rte.ie/radio1/blighted-nation/programmes/2013/0304/371964-episode-1/Blighted Nation tells the story of the Great Irish Famine from the arrival of the blight to the long aftereffects of the devastation.Mon, 20 Jul 2020 15:55:35 +0100https://www.rte.ie/radio1/blighted-nation/programmes/2013/0304/371964-episode-1/https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0716/1153640-the-other-famine-scotland-and-the-potato-blight/The effects of the potato blight on the residents of the Scottish island of Barra was devastating. James Hunter explains what happened when the blight took hold - and how it both resembled and differed from what happened in IrelandThu, 16 Jul 2020 10:16:02 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0716/1153640-the-other-famine-scotland-and-the-potato-blight/Historyhttps://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0715/1153525-why-was-the-potato-so-important/The potato was the staple diet of the Irish poor. How did it become so important - and what happened when blight struck? Helene O'Keeffe explains.Wed, 15 Jul 2020 17:30:37 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0715/1153525-why-was-the-potato-so-important/https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0630/1150604-ireland-before-the-great-famine/In 1841, Ireland was the second most densely populated country in Europe. But how did its people live? The 1841 census is an invaluable source of information on pre-Famine Ireland. Helene O'Keefe explains.Tue, 30 Jun 2020 16:33:11 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0630/1150604-ireland-before-the-great-famine/https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0629/1150367-the-great-irish-famine/In 1845, a potato blight arrived in Ireland that would lead to the deaths of over a million people and the emigration of even more. John Crowley tells the storyMon, 29 Jun 2020 15:58:38 +0100https://www.rte.ie/history/the-great-irish-famine/2020/0629/1150367-the-great-irish-famine/History