Liverpool: A Famine Frontier

By 1846, large numbers of Irish people arrived in Liverpool as they fled the potato blight and growing famine in Ireland. Many went on to Canada, the United States, and elsewhere, but a large number stayed in the city. Dr. Christine Kinealy discusses the events and impact of the Great Hunger in Ireland on the port city of Liverpool in the mid 19th century.

Видео Liverpool: A Famine Frontier канала Rebecca Abbott