Famine field
On the shore of Clew Bay on the west coast of Ireland, a field still shows the scars of potato ridges abandoned during the great famine of 1845-46.
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Gracey
Oh my gosh, you can still see the rows. Isn’t that something! The vista is fabulous.
booboo
I can just imagine the people working the land here and stopping every now and again to look up. I love it when an image is accompanied with an historical description, brings the scene to life. Excellent image, well done
Sean Farragher
fantastic image,great info
Larry149
Great image Jane. Visited a famine house in Ireland in 2005, times were terribly hard weren’t they!
Cleburnus
Some of my ancestors left out of this area to settle in Tennessee. I have gone back to this area several times and it is haunting.