Star of the Sea: A Postcolonial/Postmodern Voyage into the Irish FamineMain MenuAbout This ProjectStar of the Sea OverviewJoseph O'ConnorIn this section, you will learn more about Joseph O'Connor and the other works he producedPostcolonial TheoryPostmodernismThe Gothic in Star of the SeaHistorical FiguresLanguage and Music in Irish CultureBiology of the FamineLandlords, Tenants, and EvictionsIn the following pages, you'll learn about landlords, tenants, and evictions during the Irish Potato FamineGovernment Policies and EmigrationMediaMemorialsContributorsBrief biographies of the people who made this book.
Queenstown
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1media/Mountains background.jpg2016-02-17T12:47:33-08:00Government Policies and Emigration10image_header2016-03-14T13:18:28-07:00“MALONE: My father died of starvation in Ireland in the Black '47. Maybe you’ve heard of it? VIOLET: The Famine? MALONE: No, the starvation. When a country is full of food and exporting it, there can be no famine.” - George Bernard Shaw’s play Man and Superman, (qtd in Laxton 186).
Ireland was struck with a devastating famine between the years of 1845 and 1852. It was destroyed by the British export of all their crops before and after a series of potato crop failures. There were attempts to create a satisfactory relief system, but there were countless problems that only made the Irish situation worse. As the famine progressed, the desperation grew among the Irish population. Therefore, many chose to flee Ireland as emigrants and boarded the coffin ships to destinations in England, United States, Canada, and Australia. The above picture show Queenstown, which was a very important Irish city due to its port, and it was named after the Queen's visit there. Here you can get a deeper look into the relief policies, famine relief, and eventual emigration during the Irish famine and understand how Ireland was failed by its colonizer.
Researcher/Writer: Ellen-Marie Pedersen Technical Designers: Derek Rachel and Amanda Lundeen
