Project Gutenberg 2008-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 273 Burritt, Elihu 1810 1879 A Journal of a Visit of Three Days to Skibbereen, and Its Neighbourhood Produced by Robert Cicconetti, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "A Journal of a Visit of Three Days to Skibbereen, and Its Neighbourhood" by Elihu Burritt is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book documents Burritt's observations during a brief visit to Skibbereen, Ireland, a region deeply affected by the Great Famine. This work serves as a stark reflection on the appalling conditions faced by the local populace, highlighting themes of destitution and desperate pleas for assistance amidst widespread suffering. In this journal, Burritt presents harrowing firsthand accounts of starvation, disease, and death that he witnessed during his stay. He describes encounters with impoverished families, detailing their extreme physical suffering and hopelessness as they beg for food or medical assistance. Each day reveals a landscape entwined with grief, where he visits numerous hovels that house families at the brink of survival—often dealing with the loss of loved ones without the means to provide a proper burial. Through poignant and vivid descriptions, Burritt illustrates the overwhelming despair in Skibbereen, making a compelling appeal for increased compassion and support from both the British government and the international community, particularly highlighting the need for systemic changes to alleviate the ongoing plight of these suffering individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Famines -- Ireland -- Skibbereen Skibbereen (Ireland) -- Economic conditions HD Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Economics Browsing: History - General Category: Biographies Category: History - British Category: History - Modern (1750+) 54121 2025-06-10T11:20:43.943735 text/html 49953 2021-01-03T12:40:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 19534 2021-01-03T12:40:08 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 111761 2025-06-10T11:20:50.458741 application/epub+zip 110313 2025-06-10T11:20:47.806724 application/epub+zip 89175 2025-06-10T11:20:46.402829 application/epub+zip 315249 2025-06-10T11:20:52.327727 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306661 2025-06-10T11:20:49.585706 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 263898 2022-09-11T13:42:16.971093 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46836 2025-06-10T11:20:43.656744 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 46724 2021-01-03T12:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 18152 2021-01-03T12:40:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 46715 2021-01-03T12:40:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18134 2021-01-03T12:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20875 2025-06-10T11:20:52.474714 application/rdf+xml 24318 2025-06-10T11:20:46.989772 image/jpeg 4432 2025-06-10T11:20:46.708762 image/jpeg 111066 2025-06-10T11:20:43.952754 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia