JUST COMPLETED UPLOADING THE BOOK [MOST OF IT] ABOUT THE MIDDLE 1800s IRISH POTATO FAMINE.
IT WAS HORRIBLE BEYOND IMAGINATION!
IT WAS THE STRAW THAT BROKE THE CAMEL'S BACK BETWEEN ENGLAND AND IRELAND!
IT WAS DISGUSTINGLY SICKENING!
IT LEAVES YOU HARD TO FIND WORDS TO SAY ABOUT IT!
IT LED TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF IRISH COMING TO THE NEW WORLD OF NORTH AMERICA - THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA.
MANY DID NOT SURVIVE THE SEA VOYAGE.
2 TO 3 MILLION DIED OF STARVATION IN IRELAND DURING THOSE HORRIFIC YEARS OF THE POTATO FAMINE.
WE CELEBRATE IRISH DAY IN THE USA.
NEW BRUNSWICK, A PROVINCE OF CANADA, HAS A GREAT IRISH CONNECTION ALSO. THEY ALSO HAVE "IRISH DAY" FOR THOUSANDS OF IRISH WHO SETTLED IN NEW BRUNSWICK.
THE IRISH HAVE CONTRIBUTED MUCH TO NORTH AMERICAN CULTURE.
FAMOUS USA PRESIDENTS AND PRIME-MINISTERS OF CANADA WERE IRISH.
IF YOU ARE IRISH, EVEN IF YOU ARE NOT, YOU NEED TO READ THE SHOCKING FACTS OF HISTORY IN THE IRISH PERIOD OF 1845 -1849.
YOU WILL FIND IT ON MY WEBSITE [keithhunt.com] UNDER THE "HISTORY" SECTION; SCROLL DOWN ABOUT HALF WAY, YOU'LL FIND IT.
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR IRISH OR OF IRISH DESCENT YOU NEED TO READ THIS PART OF YOUR HISTORY, AND SEE WHAT YOUR ANCESTORS WENT THROUGH......TRULY SHOCKING AND SAD, JUST VERY SAD, BUT IT'S PART OF IRISH HISTORY. AND IT WILL SHOW YOU WHY SO MANY FINALLY DECIDED TO MOVE TO NORTH AMERICA.
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