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» Famine In Ireland
   Text by Sir Charles Gavan Duffy.
   http://history-world.org/famine_in_ireland.htm

» Letter to Lord Russell
   An etext of an 1847 book concerning the crisis of famine in Ireland.
   http://www.quinnipiac.edu/other/abl/etext/irish/russell/russell.html

» The History Place - Irish Potato Famine
   Six chapters covering all aspects of the 1845 potato crop failure. Includes an overview, a look at the effects, so called 'coffin ships' and subsequent emigration. Provides illustrations.
   http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/

» The Irish Famine: 1845-9
   Explanation of the blight that destroyed the potato crop, leading to a widespread famine.
   http://www.victorianweb.org/history/famine.html