When Ireland Starved 2020 saison 01 episode 01

The widely acclaimed RTE four part documentary on the Irish Famine in the 1840’s. Tracing the events that became known as – The Great Famine. “In all countries paupers may be discovered, but an entire nation of paupers is what never was seen until it was shown in Ireland”. Gustave de Beaumont was one of the many who commented on the severe state of Ireland in the 19th century.