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This episode continues the story of emigration and Irish Coffin Ships during the Great Famine. Dr Cian T. McMahon, the author of The Coffin Ship - Life and Death at Sea during the Great Famine discusses
- The death rate onboard coffin ships
- What factors determined whether someone lived or died.
- How Irish Famine emigrants adjusted to life in the U.S.
You can get a copy of The Coffin Ship - Life and Death at Sea here
If you want listen to more stories form the Great Hunger my 30 part podcast series is available here.
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