Irish famine film Black 47 wins over the critics | Ireland - The Guardian
: The year was marked by massive evictions and "Souperism"—the practice of offering food to starving Catholics in exchange for their conversion to Protestantism. The 2018 Film: Black '47 Black '47
: Over a million people fled Ireland during this period, often on overcrowded "coffin ships" bound for places like Boston and New York. Irish famine film Black 47 wins over the
: Approximately one million people died from starvation and disease between 1845 and 1851. Black '47