Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography
Primary Sources:
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/peel_sir_robert.shtml>.
Website used for Robert Peel pictures.
"Ireland." Ireland RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://blogs.evergreen.edu/ireland0910/miscellaneous/eyewitness-accounts-of-the-famine/>.
Several interviews and quotes of people who had witnessed or were affected by the Blight.
"Irish Views of the Famine." Irish Views of the Famine. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/evict.htm>.
This led us to multiple links helping us find more information on some important characters during the famine.
Starving Irish Family. Digital image. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/starvati.htm>.
This showed us how many families lived during the famine. No one had enough food.
"The Irish Famine, 1845-50." The Irish Famine, 1845-50. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/Famine.htm>.
Website with several photos and interviews, as well as several wood carvigns done during the famine.
"The Irish Potato Famine, 1847." The Irish Potato Famine, 1847. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/irishfamine.htm>.
This site told us how life was during the famine from the Irish side. The only things we actually used was the interview from one of the plague survivors.
Secondary Sources:
BBC News. BBC, n.d. Web. 26 Feb. 2013. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/peel_sir_robert.shtml>
A website with information on Sir Robert Peel.
Boettcher, Elisa. "FAMINEA Postcolonial Study of Tom Murphy's Play." Historical Timeline. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://www.cord.edu/student/projects/murphy/Famine/RelatedTopics/GeneralFamineOverview.htm>.
One of the two timelines we used to create our own.
"Digital History." Digital History. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/irish_potato_famine.cfm>.
A site that gave us a bit of useful information and insight of the Blight.
"Irish Potato Famine." Irish Potato Famine. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://uwstudentweb.uwyo.edu/M/MHARLAN/irishpotatofamine.html>.
A website with information on the Irish Potato Famine and events leading up to it.
"Irish Potato Famine Memorial in Dublin." Dale Zak. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://dalezak.ca/2008/09/irish-potatoe-famine-memorial-in-dublin.html>.
A memorial to those who were lost and suffered in the Great Famine.
"Monoculture and the Irish Potato Famine: Cases of Missing Genetic Variation." Monoculture and the Irish Potato Famine: Cases of Missing Genetic Variation. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/agriculture_02>.
Views of what happened during the Blight and what caused it.
"The Great Famine of 1845." The Great Famine of 1845. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 Feb. 2013. <http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/ireland_great_famine_of_1845.htm>.
A memorial for those who had suffered and lost their lives during the Blight.
"The Irish Famine, 1845-50." The Irish Famine, 1845-50. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/Famine.htm>.
Website with both primary and secondary resources.
"The Irish Potato Famine." Skibbereen Heritage Centre. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://www.skibbheritage.com/famine.htm>.
A digital tour of a museum detailing the events of the Irish Potato Famine.
"The Irish Famine, 1845-50." The Irish Famine, 1845-50. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <http://xroads.virginia.edu/~hyper/sadlier/irish/Famine.htm>.
This site is used because the amount of people interviewed and the pictures they include on the site.
"Timeline." Irelands Great Hunger Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 04 Mar. 2013. <http://ighm.nfshost.com/learn/timeline/>.
One of the two timelines used in the creation of ours.
"Timeline - The Irish Potato Famine." Timeline - The Irish Potato Famine. N.p., n.d. Web. 05 Mar. 2013. <https://sites.google.com/site/bartolettisirishpotatofamine/time-tracker>.
A site that showed us major events that happened during the famine.