The Coffin Ship Quotes

“In his Practical Guide for Emigrants to North America, published in 1850, George Nettle agreed that it made sense for “a family, or a company of friends or neighbors [to] emigrate together . . . not merely on the score of economy but for their mutual assistance to each other during the voyage; as the exercise of neighborly customs and kindnesses will add much to their comfort.”6”
― Cian T. McMahon, The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine