“The Irish People who passed away during the Famine have a story that needs to be told and fully  understood. It is of the utmost importance that their suffering was not in vain. May they humble us and remind us how fortunate we are today” is how the philanthropist Asneath Nicholson described the events which took place in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 in which over 1.5 million people starved to death and a further 1.5 million were forced to emigrate. Explore the circumstances which gave rise to this seismic event in Irish history and how it has shaped Ireland, the Irish and their descendants both here and throughout the world