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Editorial
. 2017 Jul;30(3):382-383.
doi: 10.1080/08998280.2017.11929657.

A great-grandfather's account of the Irish potato famine (1845-1850)

John Davis Cantwell  1
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Editorial

A great-grandfather's account of the Irish potato famine (1845-1850)

John Davis Cantwell. Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2017 Jul.

Abstract

My great-grandfather, Rodger Cantwell, and his family managed to survive the Irish famine that began in 1845. Blending what family records we have with Kelly's outstanding 2012 book about the era, the following is an historical fictional account of Rodger's saga.

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Figure 1.
An example of destroyed Irish cottages like ours. Source: Kelly, 2012 (1).
Figure 2.
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Example of the ship we took to sail to America. Source: Kelly, 2012 (1).
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The author at his great-grandfather's grave in Milwaukee.
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References

    1. Kelly J. The Graves Are Walking. New York: Henry Holt & Co; 2012.

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