Family and Farm in Pre-Famine Ireland: The Parish of Killashandra

by Kevin O'Neill

Kevin O'Neill's highly praised study of rural Ireland in the years leading up to the "Great Hunger" of the 1840s explicates the social, economic, and demographic conditions of the era. He argues that overpopulation and deprivation were inextricably linked to a third variable-the rapid economic development of rural Ireland that was shaped by British interests.

232 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

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Professor O’Neill was the co-founder of the Irish Studies Program at Boston College. He was also a historical consultant to the Famine Museum at Strokestown, Co. Roscommon. His research concentrates on the interaction of traditional agricultural societies and a growing world economy, with a special focus upon pre-famine Ireland. He is currently involved in a village-level study of popular and elite understandings of the social, gender, and economic dynamics involved in the commercialization of Irish society, 1750-1820.

Reviews

[Mary]

Good technical reference book