The Famine January 1st 1845 The sun rose in the East and Ireland began to wake up to another beautiful day. The cows and sheep in the field open their eyes, the wild flowers let out the colour of their leaves to the outside world and Patrick began to stir. Patrick King and his family, Susan (his wife), Seamus (his son) and Mary (his daughter).The sun crept across the floor resting on Patrick as well …
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…numbers of the population total that was there in 1845. Most people take this story for granted. There are many countries on the verge of famine in the world and we, now, are like the English then, wasting food and not giving as much money as we could. We all live in the same world and if we don't help each other then who can we expect help from in the future? By Kevin Holsgrove Iveagh 3