On the causes of the distress at Skull and Skibbereen, during the famine in Ireland
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Hancock, W. Neilson. 'On the causes of the distress at Skull and Skibbereen, during the famine in Ireland'. - Dublin: Transactions of the Dublin Statistical Society, Vol II, 1849-1851, pp.1-10Download Item:
Abstract:
In this paper I propose to direct your attention to some statistical
information which throws considerable light on the real causes of
distress in Ireland.
The information relates to a tract of land situate in the southwest
of Cork, and lying between the village of Skull and the town
of Skibbereen. There is scarcely any part of Ireland which
suffered so much during the famine of 1846 and 1847 as the district
around Skibbereen. Indeed, the name of that town has
become in Ireland almost synonymous with distress.
I shall then proceed to investigate the causes to which this
extreme distress may be ascribed.
In proceeding with this investigation, the first consideration
which naturally presents itself is, Was this distress entirely caused
by the potato failure?
To answer this question, it will be necessary to inquire what
was the state of the Skibbereen district before 1846.
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A paper read before the statistical section of the British association, at Edinburgh, August 2nd, 1850.
Author: Hancock, W. Neilson
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Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandType of material:
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Journal of The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of IrelandVol. II 1849-1851
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South west Cork, FamineISSN:
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