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English News. [FROM OUR FILES PER "OLIVER CROMWELL."] THE FAMINE IN IRELAND. From the Britannia, Feb 20.
The Maitland Mercury & Hunter River General Advertiser (NSW : 1843-1893) Wednesday 23 June 1847, page 4
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It would be vam to attempt the collection
were 1,493, or at the rate of about 70"per
ÎSttgtisi) üetoß.
return of the deulh3 in the Cork workhouse
bour and scanty nourishment/that some drop
common to find a mau labouring at Is. or
Is. 6d. a day, with eight or ten poor helpless
The future is forgotten iu the midst of pre-
(ne mean by the poor farmers), nor is there
pendent on public -works for maintenance ;
become more horrifying. Two months siirce,
believe, unless Kildare be an exception-ir.
the work-house9 are over-crowded, and
rapidly extending, and, we ure sorry to add,
other southern district. So rapid has- been
aTe totally únanle to perform their duties ;
numbers of men, women, and ' children,
I appalling fact, that the wretched women and
[FROM OUR FILES PER "OLIVER CROMWELL."]
It would be vain to attempt the collection
were 1,493, or at the rate of about 70 per
English News
return of the deaths in the Cork workhouse
bour and scanty nourishment that some drop
common to find a man labouring at 1s. or
1s. 6d. a day, with eight or ten poor helpless
The future is forgotten in the midst of pre-
(we mean by the poor farmers), nor is there
pendent on public works for maintenance ;
become more horrifying. Two months since,
believe, unless Kildare be an exception-in
the work-houses are over-crowded, and
rapidly extending, and, we are sorry to add,
other southern district. So rapid has been
are totally unable to perform their duties ;
numbers of men, women, and children,
appalling fact, that the wretched women and

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