Ep 62 An Gorta Mor 1847

This week we spoil all the Paddy's day cheer with a trip into the Horrors of Irish History!!!An Gorta Mor or The Great Famine was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole.This week we talk about the conditions and cause of the Famine and the way British Rule exasperated the situation.We also cover the story of Martin Feeley an Irish man who returned to Ireland (after taking the Kings Shilling) at the hieght of the Famine in 1847 to find his family destroyed by not just the famine but by the treatment they endured from his former employers.This is his story of vengence as he hunted down and brought justice to the men resposible for his families misfortune.For more check us out on Patreon @TheHorrorverseNetworkand on Instagram @alivealivepod & @aimeeroseiaaSource - Black '47 (2018), Story by PJ Dillon & Pierce Ryan, Directed by Lance Daly, Distributed by Element Pictures.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nL_RsAjxhg&ab_channel=TheGravelInstitute