Questionnaire: Irish Famine (1845-1852)


Questionnaire and collected material on the subject of the Irish Famine. Compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission.

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[Letter from Ciarán Ó Síothcháin to Seán Ó Súilleabháin]


Letter from Ciarán Ó Síothcháin, Crathach, Oileán Cléire, Dún-na-Séad, Co. Cork, to Seán Ó Súilleabháin, 27 October 1945.

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The Great Famine of 1845-1852=An Gorta Mór in Éirinn (1845-1852)


Questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852): List of questions.

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[Letter from Mary B. Dunphy to Sean O'Sullivan]


Letter from Mary B. Dunphy, 69-70 Irishtown, New Ross, Co. Wexford, to Sean O'Sullivan, 12 November 1945.

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[Letter from S. Nic Shiomóin]


Letter from S. Nic Shiomóin, Delvin, Co. Westmeath, 9 October 1945.

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Report of the Deputation of Cleveland Miners on the State of Ireland. From the "Middlesborough [Yorkshire] North-Eastern Daily Gazette," 21st June, 1881.


Report of the Deputation of Cleveland Miners on the State of Ireland. From the "Middlesborough [Yorkshire] North-Eastern Daily Gazette," 21st June, 1881.

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19th Century Social History Pamphlets Collection


Collection of pamphlets relating to 19th century Irish social history, particularly the themes of education, health, famine, poverty, business and communications.

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Tragic Memories. Hinged Coffins of the Famine Year. Unpublished Letter of its Historian.


Tragic Memories. Hinged Coffins of the Famine Year. Unpublished Letter of its Historian. [Article from The Irish Catholic, November 1935]

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The Difficulties of Ireland, and the Way to Overcome Them. / By a Cosmopolitan.


The Difficulties of Ireland, and the Way to Overcome Them. / By a Cosmopolitan.

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[Responses to questionnaire collected by Brigid Keane, 4 [?] View Terrace, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath]


Responses to questionnaire collected by Brigid Keane, 4 [?] View Terrace, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.

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[Response to questionnaire from Mrs Maria Dooley, Laragh, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane]


Response to questionnaire from Mrs Maria Dooley, Laragh, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane.

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[Response to questionnaire from Micheál Mac Phaidín, T.D.]


Response to questionnaire from Micheál Mac Phaidín, T.D.

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An Gorta, The Famine. Cúige Laighean.


Questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852): Title-page of the collection of responses from the province of Leinster, 1945.]. "An Gorta, The Famine. Cúige Laighean".

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[Response to questionnaire from Kate Dominic (Kate McDonald)]


Response to questionnaire from Kate Dominic (Kate McDonald), Annaghia, Dromintee, Co. Armagh, dated May 1945.

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[Response to questionnaire from "Big Paddy", Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane]


Response to questionnaire from "Big Paddy", Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane.

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[Response to questionnaire from Big Paddy Daly collected by Brigid Keane]


Response to questionnaire from Big Paddy Daly, Laragh, Streamstown, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane.

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An Gorta. The Famine. Cúige Chonnacht.


Questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852): Title-page of the collection of responses from the province of Connacht, 1945. "An Gorta. The Famine. Cúige Chonnacht."

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[Response to questionnaire from Sarah O'Hare]


Response to questionnaire from Sarah O'Hare, (Sarah Barney O'Hare), Dromintee, Co. Armagh. A widow, aged 73, and a former housewife.

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[Response to questionnaire from Mary Daly, dated September 1945]


Response to questionnaire from Mary Daly, Crossmaglen, Co. Armagh, dated September 1945. Aged 70 years.

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[Response to questionnaire from Mrs. Kelly, Moate, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane]


Response to questionnaire from Mrs. Kelly, Moate, Co. Westmeath, collected by Brigid Keane.

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[Letter from Seán Ó Beirn to Seán Ó Súilleabháin]


Letter from Seán Ó Beirn, Malin, Lifford, Co. Donegal, to Seán Ó Súilleabháin [Irish Folklore Commission], 4 December 1945. Accompanies a response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) in the province of Ulster.

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The Re-Conquest of Ireland, A. D. 1895.


The Re-Conquest of Ireland, A. D. 1895.

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[Songs concerning the famine collected by Séamus Mac Aonghusa]


Songs concerning the famine collected by Séamus Mac Aonghusa.

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[Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) / From Bríde Ní Shúilleobháin]


Response to a questionnaire compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission on the Irish Famine (1845-1852) / Bríde Ní Shúilleabháin, Ceann Árd, Liospóil, Co. Kerry; With a preceding note, dated 2 July 1945. Stamped: 3 July 1945.

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