The film, Black '47 highlights the year of 1847 during the 'Great Famine' also called the 'Irish Potato Famine' of 1845-49. Potato blight brought starvation, death and disease to Ireland and the country's population never recovered. The actual famine itself is controversial as the British regime continued to feed its soldiers and export crops. In […]
SOURCE: Australian Arts Review at 02:59AM on July 8, 2019