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In Terrible Discordance is a provocative study of the
Great Irish Famine; it investigates, through newspapers of the
Famine period, the extent to which many of the nobility, gentry, and upper classes
in general, along with many from the middle class, attempted to hold
onto a way of life that was in stark contrast with the cataclysmic
events that were going on around them.
This book, which concentrates on County Cork, is certainly
representative of the country as a whole, and anyone who has ever
read anything about the Great Irish Famine will welcome this
book. It makes no attempt to minimise the horror and suffering
experienced during the Famine; rather, it attempts to put that
suffering into its proper context.
Over 1200 letters, articles and advertisements from Cork-based newspapers
from the years 1846-1849 inclusive.
You
will be astounded!!
Click to Enlarge
(Paperback
- 400 pages)
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Woman in Clonakilty begging for
money to bury her dead child
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Fashions for 1848
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Fashion,
Feasting, Banquets, Hunting, Racing, Education, Fine Wine, Fresh
Imported Fruits, Champagne and Brandy, Prime Hams, Dress Balls,
Theatre, Concerts, Picnics all seem unlikely subject matter for
advertisements, letters and articles during the Great Irish Famine, but they are there in many
hundreds. The author - who has a first honours degree in
History - has spent many years researching and compiling the
material and is about to publish what is surely a ground
breaking study.
You can be part of that project!
To be published on 2 November 2011 (See below)
“The sound of the huntsman’s horn
and the yelping pack, mingle in terrible discordance with the groans
of the dying parent, and the cries of children perishing for lack of food….”
(Cork Southern
Reporter in Limerick Reporter, 19 Mar. 1847)
Enquiries to edoriordan@gmail.com
C.E. = Cork Examiner
Newspaper
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This book (see extracts below) brings a new dimension to our
understanding of the Great Irish Famine
ISBN 978-0-9569861-0-8
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Ed O'Riordan will signing his book at the "Cork Indoor
Christmas Craft and Food Fair" at Sullivan's Quay, Cork,
on Saturday and Sunday 10th and 11th December. (Cross footbridge
from Grand Parade)
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Antient
Concerts
In
spite of the rain and storm, the charms of Haydn’s glorious
oratorio The Creation, crowded the ball-room of the Imperial
– rather both rooms, for the supper room was equally full
– to inconvenience, with one of the largest and most
fashionable assemblages ever witnessed in Cork.
There could not have been less, in all, than 600.
(C.E., 5 Jan. 1848)
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Auction
of Prime Mild Flavoured Hams
Mr.
Marsh begs leave to announce that he has received instructions
to sell by auction at his Great Rooms, South Mall, Cork,
on Thursday next, 25th March, at the hour of one o'clock,
fifty five casks (Containing about 5 tons) of very prime (half
sugar and half salt) Cured Hams averaging about 9 lbs each.
The above are of Rich Mild Flavour and will be sold in lots to
suit the purchasers.
N.B. A dressed sample will be produced at the
Auction. Terms Cash.
(C.E., 24 Mar. 1847)
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This book is also available on www.galteemore.com
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