My Town Matters and the Forbes House Museum are happy to offer a series of short stories and illustrations on Ireland’s Great Famine and its connection to Milton/Boston. The first feature article provided background information on Forbes House Museum’s association with the Famine. In this second article, readers are introduced to illustrator, James Mahony (c. 1816- c.1859), hired by the Illustrated London News to document the Great Famine through illustrations and personal reflection.
by Robin M. Tagliaferri, FHM Executive Director
The Forbes House Museum has been collaborating since 2011 with scholars and community groups from the United States and Ireland, researching Ireland’s Great Famine, which took place from 1845 to 1852.
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