Transported by rats and fleas in the trading vessels plying between Ireland, England, and France, the plague appeared in Dublin and Drogheda in the summer of 1348. By land and sea it penetrated many regions, reaching outwards to Waterford, Youghal, Cork, and Limerick, wiping out whole communities in its path. Maria Kelly goes in search of the “Great Pestilence” and traces how the Irish reacted to this seemingly invisible killer.
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“A fascinating book… a fine example of how history can be made interesting for the layman” -- The Irish Times
“A remarkably vivid and perceptive account… a compelling read” -- Maurice Keen, University of Oxford
“Gripping” -- David Edwards, University College Cork --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
“A remarkably vivid and perceptive account… a compelling read” -- Maurice Keen, University of Oxford
“Gripping” -- David Edwards, University College Cork --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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“The pestilence was so contagious that those who touched the dead or the sick were immediately infected. Many died of boils, abscesses and pustules which erupted on the legs and in the armpits.… It was very rare for just one person to die in a house; usually husband, wife, children and servants went the way of death.” Thus wrote John Clyn, a Franciscan Friar in Kilkenny in 1348, the year the Black Death took hold in Ireland.
Transported by rats and fleas in the trading vessels plying between Ireland, England and France, the plague appeared in Dublin and Drogheda in the summer of 1348. By land and sea it penetrated many regions, reaching outwards to Waterford, Youghal, Cork and Limerick, wiping out whole communities in its path. Maria Kelly goes in search of the “Great Pestilence” and traces how the Irish reacted to this seemingly invisible killer.
Maria Kelly is a freelance writer and historian. Her other books include The Great Dying: A History of the Black Death in Dublin, also published by Tempus. She lives in Belgium. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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