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John Plunket Joly and the Great Famine in King's County / Ciarán Reilly.
- Title
- John Plunket Joly and the Great Famine in King's County / Ciarán Reilly.
- Author
- Reilly, Ciarán.
- Publication
- Dublin, Ireland : Portland, OR : Four Courts Press Ltd., c2012.
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- Description
- 56 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- "While a plethora of works have been published about the Great Famine, particularly during the sesquicentenary commemoration in the mid-1990s, few have examined areas that were not as adversely affected by the calamity. Most Famine studies (if not all) highlight poverty, distress, disease, death, eviction and emigration. This study examines the social world of John Plunket Joly (1826-58) and his family during the Great Famine in King's County (Offaly). For the Joly family it seems life was undisturbed by the Famine and their daily activities of music, dancing and other activities remained features throughout the period. Their lifestyle, as recorded in the diaries of John Plunket Joly, is one of the few first-hand accounts from people who actually lived through the Famine. The world of the Jolys, a gentry family, contrasts greatly with the plight of the inhabitants of the parish of Clonsast in King's County in which they lived."--Publisher's website.
- Series Statement
- Maynooth studies in local history ; no. 103
- Uniform Title
- Maynooth studies in local history ; no. 103.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Pre-famine landscape and community -- The famine in Clonsast -- Clonsast after the famine -- Conclusion.
- ISBN
- 9781846823558
- 1846823552
- OCLC
- 779879778
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library