Evictions
When tenants could not pay their rent, they were usually evicted. Some landlords tried their best to help their tenants and did not charge them rent. A number of these landlords went broke because of this. However, huge numbers of people were also evicted from their homes by their landlords during the famine.
Eviction scenes in Crossmolina
Ref. no.Royal 22,383.
National Library of IrelandEviction scenes in Crossmolina
National Library of Ireland
National Library of Ireland
Eviction scenes in Crossmolina
Ref. no.Royal 22,383.
National Library of Ireland
Battering ram
Use of a battering ram in an eviction for non-payment of rent
Courtesy of the National Library of IrelandBattering ram
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Courtesy of the National Library of Ireland
Battering ram
Use of a battering ram in an eviction for non-payment of rent
Courtesy of the National Library of IrelandFamine Emigration
Large numbers of Irish people emigrated to countries such as England, America, Canada and Australia because of the famine. From 1845 to 1850, about one and a half million people left Ireland.
The Departure
This is an engraving that was used in The Illustrated London News in July 1850. It shows the departure of one of the many famine ships setting sail for the United States and the British Colonies in 1850. Hundreds of people gathered at the docks to catch a glimpse of their loved ones as they set sail. For many it would be the last time that they saw their family and friends. Courtesy of the Views of the Famine website: http://vassun.vassar.edu/ ~sttaylor/FAMINE/
The Departure
The Departure
This is an engraving that was used in The Illustrated London News in July 1850. It shows the departure of one of the many famine ships setting sail for the United States and the British Colonies in 1850. Hundreds of people gathered at the docks to catch a glimpse of their loved ones as they set sail. For many it would be the last time that they saw their family and friends. Courtesy of the Views of the Famine website: http://vassun.vassar.edu/ ~sttaylor/FAMINE/
Emigrant Ship 1850
Illustration of a typical Emigrant ship, similar to the "Lady Peel" featuring three tall masts. This ship dates from the 1850 period and had accommodation for various classes of passenger from respectable to steerage. Among the passengers would have been a number of female emigrants and even children from Workhouses would typically have travelled on such ships to Australia in the Nineteenth Century. Their passage would have been paid from charitable funds raised among the local gentry. The illustration depicts a ship of about 1,000 tons.
Carlow County LibraryEmigrant Ship 1850
Carlow County Library
Carlow County Library
Emigrant Ship 1850
Illustration of a typical Emigrant ship, similar to the "Lady Peel" featuring three tall masts. This ship dates from the 1850 period and had accommodation for various classes of passenger from respectable to steerage. Among the passengers would have been a number of female emigrants and even children from Workhouses would typically have travelled on such ships to Australia in the Nineteenth Century. Their passage would have been paid from charitable funds raised among the local gentry. The illustration depicts a ship of about 1,000 tons.
Carlow County Library