Rot: A History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X. Scanlan #joyce linguistic

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From who gave the job of high priest to a donkey and who choked to death while eating a crow to who celebrated victory by eating his enemy's head

ISBN: 9781839028281

Since their discovery more than 160 years ago

Rot: A History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X. Scanlan #joyce linguistic'A vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine . . . Richly underpinned by research in contemporary sources and firmly rooted in historical scholarship.' Fintan O'Toole 'A vivid, polemical narrative that does justice to victims and explains the ideologies that worsened the disaster.' Irish Independent 'Scanlan's history of the ''Great Hunger' and its repercussions is meticulous, measured and damning.' Financial Times 'Mr. Scanlan's haunting