Irish Famine WAY
Famine Information by Location in Ireland
We have divided our database of information into four unique sections based on the four ancient provinces of Ireland, known as Ulster, Leinster, Connacht, and Munster. Each province has a rich and vibrant history relating to the Famine and a different story to tell us. For more information about famine heritage sites in each county in the four dedicated province sections, simply click on your geographical area of interest in Ireland.
Although there is no legal status today in the grouping of the counties known as provinces, they are seen mostly by the Irish in a geographic and sporting context.
The Irish word for this territorial division, cúige, meaning "fifth part", indicates that there were once five; however, in the medieval period there were more.
The number of provinces and their delimitation fluctuated until 1610 when they were permanently set by the English administration of James I