Images from Quinnipiac University Famine Museum, Connecticut, USA

By Averil Staunton

Largest collection of art on the Great Famine from the artworks of Quinnipiac University Museum. Also see short film introduced by Dr. John L. Lahey by clicking on: 

http://www.historicalballinrobe.com/page/one_museums_reaction_to_the_great_hunger_through_their_art_works

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Photo:Detail from Daniel McDonald's painting 1847

Detail from Daniel McDonald's painting 1847

Photo:"Burying the Child" by Lilian Davidson

"Burying the Child" by Lilian Davidson

Photo:Detail from painting by Daniel McDonald - 1847

Detail from painting by Daniel McDonald - 1847

Photo:Stained-glass panel from the Museum. Notice the single storey cottages, the stone walls, the potato ridges, the woman digger and the potato plant.

Stained-glass panel from the Museum. Notice the single storey cottages, the stone walls, the potato ridges, the woman digger and the potato plant.

Not yet known - can anybody help out with the artist's name?

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