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236. The Great Famine: The Blight Strikes Ireland (Ep 1)

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The Plight of the Dispossessed: Evictions, Coffin Ships, and a Rising Nationalism

This chapter explores the devastating impacts of the Great Famine in Ireland, highlighting the mass evictions by landlords and the desperate journeys of tenants fleeing to Canada. It also examines the emergence of print culture in Irish nationalism as literature began to voice the struggles against English oppression.

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