| description | Of all the dark periods of Irish
history, the potato famine of
the 1840s was the blackest. Between
1845 and 1852, a million people died
of starvation and related causes. Over
a million and a half more emigrated,
disappearing without a trace from
their stricken country.
Occasionally, the stories of these
pioneers come to light. One account,
concerning the Clohossey family of
Nail Pond, Prince Edward Island, has
recently been discovered in the form
of a letter which was lost for over a
century. That letter, reproduced
here, tells a touching story of the
origins of the Clohossey family and
the stricken Irish community they
left. |  |
