Portraits de migrants irlandais pendant la Grande Famine (1845-1852)

Irish emigration was a reality well before the Great Famine, but it changed significantly after 1845, with more young women and entire families crossing the Atlantic or the Irish Sea. Despite official proposals to assist emigration, it was largely financed by the migrants themselves or their familie...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Géraldine Vaughan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche et d'Etudes en Civilisation Britannique 2014-09-01
Series:Revue Française de Civilisation Britannique
Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/rfcb/271