• Breaking the Silence: Post-Famine Trauma in Ireland

  • May 21 2024
  • Length: 31 mins
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Breaking the Silence: Post-Famine Trauma in Ireland

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  • In this episode I delve into the lasting impact of the Great Hunger on Ireland. Its often said that the Famine was a taboo subject and a 'Great Silence' surrounded the 1840s. In this podcast I challenge this myth and explore how grief, guilt, and trauma were expressed and processed by the survivors. Join me as I uncover the untold stories and voices that defy the myth of an unspoken past. I also argue that it was revisionist historians and official Ireland who shut down debate on this crucial topic.


    As always the history is structured around a story so the show begins with an unlikely person - the descendant of an Irish rebel living in India.


    If you want to hear my thoughts on whether the Great Famine was an act of genocide, check out this episode: Was the Great Famine Genocide? - Irish History Podcast

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