This path was created by Derek James Rachel.  The last update was by Amanda Lundeen.

Star of the Sea : A Postcolonial/Postmodern Voyage into the Irish Famine Main Menu About This Project Star of the Sea Overview Joseph O'Connor In this section, you will learn more about Joseph O'Connor and the other works he produced Postcolonial Theory Postmodernism The Gothic in Star of the Sea Historical Figures Language and Music in Irish Culture Biology of the Famine Landlords, Tenants, and Evictions In the following pages, you'll learn about landlords, tenants, and evictions during the Irish Potato Famine Government Policies and Emigration Media Memorials Contributors Brief biographies of the people who made this book.

Destinations

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“As soon as a party of emigrants arrive in Liverpool they are beset by a tribe of people, both male and female, who are known by the name of ‘mancatcher’ and ‘runner’. The business of these people is, in common parlance, to ‘fleece’ the emigrant, and to draw from his pocket, by fair means or foul, as much of his cash as he can be persuaded, inveigled, or bullied into parting with.”
- Christine Kinealy in This Great Calamity (301).

When the Irish emigrants reached their destination, it varied in their welcome. In some cases, the native population did not want the emigrants there and made it more difficult for them. United States, for example, passed Passenger Acts to curb the gigantic wave of emigrants arriving. The emigrants would travel to England, United States, Canada, or Australia. Above is a map showing the coffin ships that went from Ireland to England or North America and describes the statistics of ships leaving or arriving in these places.. However, it it important to note that it does not show a complete picture as it solely focuses on Britain and America. All of the destinations receiving the Irish accepted them differently and dealt with the consequences of admitting the sickly and famine-stricken victims. Explore this path and learn of the different destination of coffin ships during the famine years. 
Researcher/Writer: Ellen-Marie Pedersen
Technical Designers: Derek Rachel and Amanda Lundeen

This page has paths:

  1. Coffin Ships Bibliography Ellie Pedersen
  2. Destinations Bibliography Amanda Lundeen
  3. New York City: Irish Emigrants Taking a Bite of the Big Apple Amanda Lundeen
  4. Emigration Bibliography Amanda Lundeen
  5. Britain: Where the Colonized Invaded the Colonizer Dawn Duncan
  6. Canada: Where Disease Attacked the Land and Its People Erika Strandjord
  7. Australia: The Promised Land of Orphans and Convicts Erika Strandjord
  8. Emigration: The Last Resort Amanda Lundeen
  9. Why Emigration Became Popular Dawn Duncan

Contents of this path:

  1. Britain: Where the Colonized Invaded the Colonizer
  2. Canada: Where Disease Attacked the Land and Its People
  3. Australia: The Promised Land of Orphans and Convicts
  4. United States: A Reluctant Emigrant Admitter
  5. Philadelphia: The Second Best in Famine Relief
  6. Boston: The Cradle of Emigrant Liberty
  7. New York City: Irish Emigrants Taking a Bite of the Big Apple