Roofless cabin during evictions in Ireland 1850

Rear view of a couple of gentlemen and two grieving women near the cabin of Pat MacNamara which has been tumbled by levellers. This scene of eviction and desolation in the village of Clear was common in Ireland where potato rot ruined the livelihood of farmers who subsequently could not pay their rent. The consequence was having the roof of one's dwelling tumbled to render it inhabitable which made ghost towns of many former communities

Clear Communities Consequence Desolation Dwelling Eviction Evictions Grieving Levellers Livelihood Macnamara Potato Render Rent Roofless Subsequently Tumbled

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