This tag was created by Lindsey Atchison.  The last update was by Audrey Gunn.

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 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.

Historical Figures

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The following pathway leads you through the various historical figures found in Star of the Sea. These pages will lead you through actual figures from the world of art, politics, and the general historic era referenced within the novel.

How to Use Birthplace Map

The interactive map above depicts the birthplaces of each artistic and political figure featured in Star of the Sea. To use it, click on a red balloon to see where a character was born, and whether they are an artistic or political figure. You can zoom in and out by scrolling. If you wish to see the map point at street level, drag the yellow figure in the bottom right corner to the point on the map you wish to see.
 
Researcher/Writer: Audrey Gunn
Technical Designers: Lindsey Atchison and Sarah Liebig

Contents of this path:

  1. Artistic Figures in Star of the Sea
  2. Political Figures in Star of the Sea
  3. Other References to Historical Figures in Star of the Sea

Contents of this tag:

  1. Angela Burdett-Coutts
  2. Daniel O'Connell
  3. Ellis Bell (Emily Brontë)
  4. Thomas Moore
  5. James Connolly
  6. Charles Parnell
  7. Hieronymus Bosch
  8. John Mitchel
  9. Charles Trevelyan
  10. Emily Davies
  11. Charles Dickens
  12. Jonathan Swift
  13. Theobald Wolfe Tone
  14. James Clarence Mangan