The Leaving of Loughrea : An Irish Family in the Great Famine

---

Stephen Lally, is unique in the way he lets you see into a window, to how people lived and what their lives were like in the 's in Ireland. The detail and information makes you feel as if you were there witnessing life during the famine. The book is also very easy to read, the author describes the events a Living in Loughrea, I was very keen to get my hands on this book.

The leaving of Loughrea :

The book is also very easy to read, the author describes the events and the enviroment in a way, that anyone could read it, and gain great understanding, even if it was their first time reading about Irish History. Very well researched, and highly recommend to everyone in Ireland and abroad.

Jul 11, Lyndal Simpson rated it really liked it. This is not a novel, but one man's effort to detail his own family history with lots of extensive background research to set the scene for how his and our ancestors lived throughout the 's - pre-famine, throughout the famine, and thereafter. I found this is to be well written and easy and enjoyable to read. A succinct overview is provided of the lives of the lowly peasant classes, the terrible hardships and injustices they faced, and the devastating death toll that befell them.

Mass emigra This is not a novel, but one man's effort to detail his own family history with lots of extensive background research to set the scene for how his and our ancestors lived throughout the 's - pre-famine, throughout the famine, and thereafter.

Mass emigration to England and the colonies is also detailed and is fascinating for anyone who is the descendant of such an emigrant. At no point was I bored - the text was both informative and gripping. Wonderful descriptions of every day life.

How bleak it was; how Silent it was - do we ever think about that? Other aspects of it are uneven - which is why it gets a 3 - but it is wonderful for getting the everyday-life view of Ireland or at least this corner of it in the s AND the crossing to America by ship. Dave rated it liked it Jun 28, Mary Campbell rated it it was amazing Dec 20, Patricia rated it it was ok Jan 25, Steven Hudson rated it liked it Sep 09, Stephen Lally marked it as to-read May 14, Nancy marked it as to-read Jul 10, Myrna marked it as to-read Jan 21, Jen marked it as to-read May 17, Sally marked it as to-read Aug 27, Christina marked it as to-read Oct 23, Ryan marked it as to-read Jan 04, Gary Kenny marked it as to-read Apr 02, Milly marked it as to-read Aug 17, Cathy marked it as to-read Dec 03, Kerrie Morris marked it as to-read Mar 21, Tracey Mcwhinnie marked it as to-read Jul 09, Miranda marked it as to-read Jan 26, Brendan on the lakeshore, in the town centre, is considered an important repository of Celtic-revival art and architecture in Ireland.

The Leaving of Loughrea: An Irish Family in the Great Famine

Brendan's Catholic Cathedral was designed by William Byrne in and completed five years later. Its double transepts are an unusual architectural feature.

It contains some very fine internal decoration. Spring-fed, Loughrea Lake Lough Rea overlooked by Knockash is popular for brown trout , pike and perch fishing.

Migratory species from Europe live at the lake during the winters, and it provides nesting grounds for other species during the summer. The lake is listed as a site of international importance for the shoveller and a site of national importance for the coot and tufted duck.

Immediately behind the Loughrea boathouse are the remains of an old crannog. The Loughrea dwellers of another time would have sought protection from raiders by living in the comparative security provided by the lake. Loughrea is connected to the M6 Dublin-Galway motorway via the N The town was historically served by the Midland Great Western Railway and a railway branch from Attymon Junction , [16] in use until This line was Ireland's last operational rural railway branch line, having outlasted most other country railway lines of this type by 10—20 years, and even surviving to have diesel trains used on it.

The link road from the Ballinasloe - Galway motorway to Loughrea removed most of the remains of the original track bed.

Loughrea railway station opened on 1 December and finally closed on 3 November Loughrea cricket club is currently one of the leading clubs in Connacht and is captained by local man Matthew Kearns. Actor Kiefer Sutherland has an affection for the town, twice visiting family as a young boy and is said to have been amazed at the skill of the players down at the handball alley.

Holdings: The leaving of Loughrea :

Gaeilge Locha Riach promotes the Irish language in Loughrea among the community and businesses. Each year the Local Triathlon club called Predator organise a junior and senior Triathlon event. Loughrea Triathlon is part of the national event calendar under Triathlon Ireland rules. Loughrea Triathlon is one of the reference triathlon in Ireland. Each August, Loughrea as a community comes together to celebrate its favourite son, Alan "Squinty" Flynn. Known for his heroics with the opposite sex, he has received acclaim across all 32 counties in Ireland. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Town in Connacht, Ireland. Retrieved 12 January Archived at the Wayback Machine.

Navigation menu

Archived from the original on February 17, Retrieved April 28, Irish Population, Economy, and Society: Essays in Honour of the Late K. The Economic History Review. Railscot - Irish Railways.

• Kiss me for lost love
• Grandpa Spanielsons Chicken Pox Stories: A Snout for Chocolate (I Can Read Level 2)
• In eine Decke gewickelt (German Edition)
• Doing Good or Doing Better : Development Policies in a Globalising World (WRR Verkenningen)
• The Age of Total War, 1860–1945 (Studies in Military History and International Affairs)