It made 16 voyages in all to North America and carried over 2,500 souls fleeing the famine. The coffin ships took up to 40 days to reach their destinations in North America. It was a voyage for ...
In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record ...
From Cork, after a day of heavy driving, it was time to stop at the town of Listowel. A bustling market-town of 4,000, ...