Riot and Ruin | The Irish Famine (Part 2)

Hunger spreads. Tempers ignite One man swept into a riot. 

It’s September 1845 in Coolderrihy, and hunger is beginning to bite. As fear and anger are on the rise, Archibald MacKenzie finds himself in the thick of a desperate riot. Join host and genealogist Jen Baldwin, and her guest, Irish genealogy expert Fiona Fitzsimons, as they unpick the records behind this moment. What drives an ordinary man to risk everything in this changing world? 

Host and Researcher: Jen Baldwin 

Guest: Fiona Fitzsimons 

Editor: CM87Edits 

Script Editors: Niall Cullen, Madeleine Gilbert, Daisy Goddard, and Ellie Ayton 

Producers: Madeleine Gilbert, Ellie Ayton, and James Plumb 

Designer: Michael McCosh 

Executive Producers: Helen Kaye and Steve James 

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