In May 1844, the American educator and reformer Asenath Nicholson set out from New York on a fifteen-month visit to Ireland, determined to 'investigate the condition of the Irish poor'. Nicholson's rich and lively account of her travels is a unique glimpse of Ireland before the Great Hunger of 1845-52.
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In May 1844, the American educator and reformer Asenath Nicholson set out from New York on a fifteen-month visit to Ireland, determined to 'investigate the condition of the Irish poor'. Nicholson's rich and lively account of her travels is a unique glimpse of Ireland before the Great Hunger of 1845-52.
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