The Great Famine has left its indelible mark on the memory of the Irish People.
Over half its population wiped out.
During the tragic years the "Connaught Telegraph" reported in graphic details
the events of the famine.
Michael Mullen is a native of Castlebar,Co. Mayo. Michael Mullen is the author of
over twenty-five books and is an expert on the Famine.
His novel,"The Hungry Land" is now regarded a classic and bears comparison with Liam
O'Flaherty's "Famine".
He spent a year studying the files of the Connaught Telegraph when they first
became available on microfilm.
When the disaster was just a year away, through the dark and desparate years
when all hope seemed lost.
Michael Mullen traces the events both in the Hungry Land and the Darkest Years,
beginning in 1845 to the beginning of the recovery.
Michael Mullen is a native of Castlebar, County Mayo. The Hungry Land is now regarded as a classic and bears comparison with Liam O'Flaherty's "Famine."
The Darkest Years: Michael Mullen traces the dark events beginning in 1845, just a year away from the great potato famine. He spent a year studying the files of the Connaught Telegraph when they first became available on microfilm.
Other books that Michael Mullen has written are:
The Rights of Inheritance, set against the colorful background of horse-racing and the political struggles of mid-nineteenth century Ireland,
a compelling story of a people caught up in turmoil.
A novel, a setting in mind of Moore Hall and the people who lived there.
The Midnight Country is the tragic story of the "Romanoff" family in Vienna. Michael spent several years preparing information for this book.
The House of Mirrors: A historical trilogy of nineteenth-century Ireland.
THE LITTLE DRUMMER, THE LONG MARCH, THE FLIGHT OF THE EARLS, THE FOUR MASTERS, TO HELL OR CONNAUGHT, MICHAELANGELO,
FLIGHT FROM TOLEDO, SEA WOLVES FROM THE NORTH, MAGUS THE LOLLIPOP MAN.
