An outcome of the 2023 National Famine Commemoration in County Donegal was the commissioning of Dr. C. Hilary Mc Laughlin-Stonham to research and write about the famine. 

The resulting booklet, titled The Consequences will be fearful: The Great Famine in County Donegal, was distributed widely in paper format and has now been digitized. Its four essays on various historical aspects of the Famine in Donegal include:

• The impact of the Great Famine on County Donegal
• Life and Death in Letterkenny during the Great Famine
• Inishowen Workhouse in a time of crisis
• Emigration: Farewells and Beginnings

Anyone whose ancestors lived in Ireland during the 1840s will find this publication illuminating. The author provides detailed footnotes and a comprehensive list of resources. Begin reading here.