Surplus People: From Wicklow to Canada

by JimRees (Author)

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Illustrated
2014
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The Great Famine in Ireland was a catastrophe of immense proportions. Landlords, eager to dispose of 'surplus' tenants, engaged in 'assisted passages', whereby tenants were given financial incentives to emigrate. The clearances of uneconomic tenants from the 85,000-acre Coolattin Estate by Lord Fitzwilliam were the most organised in Ireland.

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The Great Famine in Ireland was a catastrophe of immense proportions. Landlords, eager to dispose of 'surplus' tenants, engaged in 'assisted passages', whereby tenants were given financial incentives to emigrate. The clearances of uneconomic tenants from the 85,000-acre Coolattin Estate by Lord Fitzwilliam were the most organised in Ireland.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 160
Edition: New
Publisher: The Collins Press
Published: 03 Mar 2014
ISBN 10: 1848892047
ISBN 13: 9781848892040