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1. The Cottier Girl's Story

Famine Monologues by RTÉ

Aug 30, 20210:09:36Society & Culture

We meet Catherine, a young cottier woman from the West of Ireland whose life will be transformed by the arrival of the potato blight. Catherine is played by Caitriona Ennis.

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