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| Picture No | 10221175 |
| Date | 1849 |
| Description | Destitute mother with children, Ireland 1849 |
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This is Bridget O'Donnell with her children. They are barefoot and dressed in rags. 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.
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| Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 22 December 1849, page 404 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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