Before the Hunger | The Irish Famine (Part 1)

A boy at the edge of famine-era Ireland. A world about to break.  Archibald MacKenzie is 11 years old in Coolderrihy, County Cork, when the world he knows suddenly shifts. Joined by Irish genealogy expert Fiona Fitzsimons, host and genealogist Jen Baldwin traces the records that reveal what life looked like for a boy growing up in a land already restless with tension. How did a childhood shaped by loss prepare him for the catastrophe still to come?  Host and Researcher: Jen Baldwin Guest: Fiona Fitzsimons Editor: CM87Edits Script Editors: Niall Cullen, Madeleine Gilbert, Daisy Goddard, and Ellie Ayton Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb Designer: Michael McCosh Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.