The Famine Irish in Liverpool from the Strokestown Park Estate in 1847

[@kristinebailey6554]

Fantastic film, It should have hundreds of thousands of views! Thank you, from an Irish American in Colorado.

[@patriciacorcoran4582]

Living in dublin all my life my great grandmother was from Liverpool and i have never seen it but would love to maybe someday God bless you all 💕💕💕

[@Exotic3000]

Wow! A very enlightening documentary and sad! As an Irish Catholic residing in Canada, I feel much anguish for the poor souls who endured these unbearable and inhumane conditions!

[@stephensmith4480]

Thank you for this Brilliant film. I am born and bred in Liverpool and live about ten mins from St Patricks church, in fact St Patricks was my very first school, which was directly opposite the church. My maternal Grand Mother was born in Ireland and whenever I see or read anything on this subject, it touches me greatly. I cannot imagine in my wildest dreams, what those poor unfortunate people must have endured.

[@ianmcnamee5243]

Thank you, for showing this, never knew about it, till 80s, read up about it. And stuck in my head for 40 years, telling everyone I know, about it, it should be in every School in the land, but it won't

[@peterdwyer8643]

Spot on Ian. As someone who went to a big Catholic school on Merseyside none of this was ever discussed in history or RE classes. I expect as much from the British state but clearly the Catholic church were happy to keep this history hidden from us as well.I found myself in South Africa in the 1990s and was amazed that many activists there new more about Irish history and the famine than I did.

[@ianmcnamee5243]

@@peterdwyer8643 hi mate, I was told in the 80s, by a old lady, what cought me, was a Mother had to feed her family. What does she do ? If she feeds the family. Rotten patotos, there going to be sick. But there starving, ?? What a decision to make, Peter that still stick in my mind,take care, mate. Hope the sun always shines on your back, 👍

[@nessanquiery]

Fantastic film guys. Thank you so much for telling this important and moving story.

[@peterstauder8898]

Visited Strokestown Estate and museum in 2016. Very moving experience. My Irish Great grand parents lived in Liverpool, St. Helens, in the 1860's and then immigrated to the US. Thanks for the documentary.

[@paulmcdonough1093]

st helens is not Liverpool

[@markdoherty8161]

@@paulmcdonough1093 it is in Liverpool City Region.

[@Finthefish-hr8ky]

Both my Grandparents on my father's side were born in Liverpool the children of famine survivor's. I was told very harrowing stories as a child.

[@brianscates5225]

I have only visited Liverpool once in my lifetime - I am a Londoner by birth with Irish heritage aged 73 - and during my weekend stay in this city I did think of the Irish Famine victims who lived and died both in Ireland and in parts of Britain; the way the Irish were treated was almost like deliberate genocide; as a boy in London I remember signs in boarding houses stating - no dogs, no children, no blacks, no Irish. That was in the 1950's. I was a very perceptive child.

[@jeanr6948]

I remember no dogs no Irish in E1 in 1950s!!

[@brianscates5225]

@@jeanr6948 I saw the Not Wanted signs in SE1 in the 1950's; I was a kid who had Irish relatives, kept a dog and I was a child too - I felt unwanted; and I did not condone racism either. These all-white racist boarding houses showing the notices packed lodgers into them room by room; WW2 bombing of Bermondsey decimated a lot of the housing stock and landlords took advantage; not all of them though - but racial prejudice was especially endemic.

[@merseydave1]

I'm from/living in Liverpool, I am so proud to say ... the Irish (North and South, Catholic or Prodistant, Nationalist or Unionist) have come here over the years and Intergrated into our City ... Another influence of people are The Welsh who have done the same ... that is why our accent compared to the rest of Merseyside and the North West of England is distinctivley different!.

[@jacks7461]

That’s why you as people are distinct from the rest of England. too.Sociable.Sense of community and sharing a sense of humour and kindness.

[@jacks7461]

Fliip.Iv’e Just watchmen the video and whilst my comment may be a little light hearted in respect to it I never knew about the famine history.I knew youse got the accent from us from reading something historical in a pub.Have been travelling through Liverpool since 1998 on my way home to Belfast from York where I lived for a while.Liverpool is the nicest city with the nicest people and I’m getting to know it more. Last time I went over for John Lennon’s birthday and I drove around for the first time.So can explore more.The titanic exhibit is brill. I really think Liverpool should be twinned with Belfast.That history is frightening.Still applicable, Landlords and inequality.And to think I get the boat over cause it’s like a mini cruise day out.Never again will I think of it like that

[@merseydave1]

@@jacks7461 Given the influx of Irish people from all over Ireland, Liverpool should be twinned with Dublin Derry and Belfast.

[@stephensmith4480]

@@jacks7461 I have spent a lot of time over the years in Belfast and the reason that I Love the place so much is because the people are very similar to us here in Liverpool. They are straight talking as well as being very friendly and genuine, in fact I regarded Belfast as my second home and you are right mate, our two great city`s should be twinned 👍

[@secretchocaddictabused9351]

Yes your right about the welsh , I had two aunts who worked in the “big” houses in Liverpool as scullery maids and cooks ,

[@thereds1959]

My ancestors came over from county Roscommon and settled in Widnes Lancashire ( now Cheshire) Farrell’s and Cains

[@joningle]

my 5th great grandparents in that year died of the Typhus one on the lazzaretto on the Mersey the other in Brownlow hill Fever sheds, Although they were Irish the had been in Liverpool since 1832, But lived in overcrowded slums which became overwhelmed by the 1847 influx of poor Irish, very sad times,

[@berniestephens4506]

My partner are from different parts of the UK and met in our 20’s. We had no connections whatsoever before this but we’ve just found out our roots go back to Galway and Donegal. Her family came to Liverpool during the famine and mine went to Glasgow. So weird to know we lived far apart but our ancestors 5 or 6 generations back came from the same island and region.

[@roryconroy3701]

My father was from strokestown Roscommon, and his farther worked in strokestown house late nineteenth century. I have many stories about this, mostly sad and unjust. Thank you for this insight.

[@bikinibabes666]

I just LOVE anything connected with Liverpool.

[@michaelgaskell7408]

You would not be saying that if you lived in the shithouse,Litter capitol of western Europe,Litterpool,Misery side is a much more appropriate name.

[@stormytempest3907]

@@michaelgaskell7408 Grow Up.

[@stephensmith4480]

@@michaelgaskell7408 And what haven of Tranquillity do you hail from, Ya Muppet.

[@bobsmith3291]

We should be so grateful that all our ancestors survived all this long enough to give birth

[@captaincomputaa]

Those poor poor people.

[@Hollywoodmovies404]

one of the few nations to help was the Othoman Sultan Caliph of the Muslim who didnt hesitate to donate 10 000 pounds, but Queen Victoria personally interfered asking him to lower it to a 1000 because her donation was only 2000 Pounds.
The Othoman Sultan Abdul Majid the first agreed in a very diplomatic way, but he sent the equivalent for the 9000 as ships loaded with food, which the british tried to get on its way. eventually they docked and help was delievered. Real Irish people who know history know this.

[@levitation25]

Liverpool was still a town back then it didn't become a city until 1880. The reason there were no lists of Irish arrivals in Liverpool was because Ireland was part of the UK and Irish people were British subjects. Likewise there were no lists of Welsh or Scottish people coming to Liverpool. God knows it would have made it a lot easier researching our ancestors! Liverpool had a catholic community before the 19th century. People whose ancestors were recusants persecuted for holding on to the catholic faith. By the time of the Famine large numbers of Irish people had been settling in Liverpool for decades so Liverpool had a long established English catholic community with English clergy and an Irish catholic community. Fever appears to have been the biggest cause of Famine deaths in Liverpool. Conditions on the ships were bad and then you come into a town with a population swelled by mass emigration and into some of the worst housing conditions in the country no wonder fever killed so many.

[@chriscocks3670]

Brilliant

[@riahines6311]

I love history and enjoyed watching this left me wanting to know more. Very sad times for the Irish apparently most Rental accommodation in England said
‘No dogs no blacks and no Irish’ would like to know more about that as well. I’m guessing the Irish could pretend to be English but the blacks were stuck with this dreadful prejudice so sad for all 3 tho - Irish had 7 American presidents I’m Irish and I’m proud we are tough it’s in our DNA 💚💚 god bless those souls that never made it 🙏🏻

[@johngilmore6688]

@@riahines6311
Hi Ria.
A reason for the sign, was a combination of fear, and racism.
Fear of typhus fever was on both sides of the Irish sea, and Atlantic ocean.
The Irish took typhus all across England, to York, where members of the Society of Friends, Quakers cared for them.
The Quakers had a huge mobilisation of help across Ireland, England, and the USA.
Many perished themselves, helping famine victims.
The definitive, un biased history, was written by an English historian, of Irish heritage, 100 years after the event.
"The Great Hunger, 1845-49."
Cecil Woodham-Smith.
She researched in Ireland, England, Canada and the USA for 9 years.
Amazon sell used copies, my wife gave me one for Christmas.
Incidentally, Joe Biden had two sets of great grandparents who left Ireland, in 1849 during the famine.
Co Mayo in the West, and Co Louth, in the East.

[@walterrankin6401]

Sad for the people of ireland at that time but families wer leaving ireland in the 1950 and 1960 through hunger and no work when the irish wer running the countrey

[@EVERTONFC.]

Thousands are sailing.

[@johnricco5366]

ancestral connections to the beatles

[@stormytempest3907]

All the Beatles knew the History, don't worry about that my friend,....oh yea from Liverpool, peace.

[@hara3435]

"No coloured, no irish, no spiks no dogs".
My dad was cypriot so considered a spik .
This seems like a smaller version of
'the plandemic' we had in 2020.
Less people around & now is
coming a winter where many will
not afford food or fuel...
It seems we have always been
fighting the Tyrannous hidden
hand for our lives.
Grow potatos in upright sacks
asap.
oh the irony !
My heart goes out to all those who suffered in the great hunger 🙏💕🌞

[@elizabethbaker3162]

😥

[@Exotic3000]

Wow! A very enlightening documentary and sad! As an Irish Catholic residing in Canada, I feel much anguish for the poor souls who endured these unbearable and inhumane conditions!