THE MEANING OF FAMINE

Introduction - the meaning of the Famine, Patrick O'Sullivan the historiography of the Irish Famine, Graham Davis making memories - the literature of the Irish Famine, Christopher Morash the Famine Irish in England and Wales, Frank Neal the orphans of Grosse Ile - Canada and the adoption of Famine orphans, 1847-48, Marianna O'Gallagher the Deer Island graves, Boston - the Famine and the Irish-American tradition, Francis Costello lost in transit - Australian reaction to the Irish and Scots Famines, 1845-1850, Patrick O'Farrell potatoes, providence and philanthropy, the role of private charity during the Itish Famine, Christine Kinealy where the poor man is not crushed down to exalt the aristocrat - Vere Foster's programmes of assisted emigration as a consequence of the Famine, Ruth-Ann Harris the Famine worldwide - the Irish Famine and the development of famine policy and famine theory, Patrick O'Sullivan and Richard Lucking.