Woman begging at Clonakilty, Ireland 1847
Destitute mother holding her baby in one arm and a begging bowl in the other. These miserable conditions were brought on by the potato famine in the mid 19th century and further compounded by the forced evictions of poverty-stricken peasants from their homes and farms
Picture No
10221162
Media ID
46004164
Size
4177px x 5494px
(2.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 13 February 1847, page 100
Date
1847
