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Foreign News
February 24, 1848
Evansville Weekly Journal
Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana
What is this article about?
A letter from Sligo, Ireland, dated 4th ult., describes severe famine in the west of Ireland, worse than last year. Poor houses are overcrowded, people subsist on stolen raw turnips, and fears of fever, dysentery, and swelled limbs are rising. US aid is gratefully noted.
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Famine in the West of Ireland.
A letter written in the country of Sligo, Ireland, on the 4th ult., says:
It is a most merciful part that the good people of the United States are taking for the poor of this district. The people of this part of the country are really worse off than they were this time twelve months ago. Then there were large sums of money collected for them, and food purchased and distributed; but now nothing is done for them. The poor houses are filled to suffocation, and thousands of creatures, half-naked, are running about, having nothing to eat but raw turnips, which they steal from the fields! The very worst apprehensions may be conceived as to the consequences of such food. We may well expect another season of fever and dysentery, and swelled limbs.
A letter written in the country of Sligo, Ireland, on the 4th ult., says:
It is a most merciful part that the good people of the United States are taking for the poor of this district. The people of this part of the country are really worse off than they were this time twelve months ago. Then there were large sums of money collected for them, and food purchased and distributed; but now nothing is done for them. The poor houses are filled to suffocation, and thousands of creatures, half-naked, are running about, having nothing to eat but raw turnips, which they steal from the fields! The very worst apprehensions may be conceived as to the consequences of such food. We may well expect another season of fever and dysentery, and swelled limbs.
What sub-type of article is it?
Disaster
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Ireland Famine
Sligo Poverty
West Ireland Hunger
Raw Turnips
Fever Dysentery
Where did it happen?
Sligo, Ireland
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Sligo, Ireland
Event Date
4th Ult.
Outcome
expect another season of fever and dysentery, and swelled limbs
Event Details
People worse off than twelve months ago; no aid now unlike before; poor houses filled to suffocation; thousands half-naked eating stolen raw turnips; worst apprehensions from such food