Effin During the 1840’s and Famine Times
I came across this very interesting piece last week written by Desmond Norton while doing some research on Effin, it is called Distress and Benevolence on Gertrude Fitzgerald’s Limerick Estate in the 1840s, WP02/14, April 2002 It gives a fascinating insight into social and economic conditions in Effin particularly around Mound Blakney/Thomastown area in the 1840s …
