This path was created by John Huebner.  The last update was by Ashley Hacker.

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.

Evictions

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The above image is a workhouse in Galway, Ireland.

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Works Cited
M., John. Portumna Workhouse. geograph. 5 July 2011. Web. 7 Mar. 2016.
Researcher/Writer: Kalai Laizer
Technical Designers: John Huebner and Ashley Hacker

Contents of this path:

  1. The Number of People Who Got Evicted
  2. Reasons That Led to Evictions
  3. How Tenants Were Evicted
  4. The Aftermath of the Evictions