Ireland: 800 Years of Sadness
ISBN: 9798 3349 55943
Review: Irish Scene Magazine Review March 2025
- Ungarbling the past is what Corr's excellent book is all about.
- ... engaging narrative.
- Vivid and comprehensive depiction of the potato famine, which he fittingly dubs 'The Great Starvation'. He also presents, in dramatic detail, the Cromwellian atrocities of Drogheda and Wexford and how these affected the nation.
- Corr's focus is justifiably not entirely on the island of Ireland, but also embraces the exploits of the Irish abroad, in far flung places such as Canada, Australia, and the United States.
- ... this is a well-researched, lively, insightful, personalised presentation of Irish history and also a valuable insight into the impact of the Irish abroad.