Accounting for famine and empire

Philip O'Regan

doi:10.4324/9780203102749-14

Accounting for famine and empire

Philip O'Regan

University of Limerick

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The Irish Famine (1845-1849) has been described as one of the worst demographic disasters to aff ect any Western European country in recent centuries (Kinealy 1994; Ó Gráda 1989, 1999). In absolute terms it resulted in the population of the island falling from 8.5 million to just over six million through a combination of starvation, disease and emigration. It precipitated a population decline that continued for over a century. It also proved the catalyst for major changes that shaped the economic, political, cultural and religious outlooks of the people of Ireland for generations (Ó Gráda 1999; Lyons 1973; Foster 1988; Lee 1989).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Critical Histories of Accounting
Subtitle of host publication	Sinister Inscriptions in the Modern Era
Publisher	Taylor and Francis
Pages	114-126
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Electronic)	9781136241581
ISBN (Print)	9781138959828
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203102749-14 https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203102749
Publication status	Published - 2 Apr 2013
Externally published	Yes

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