... of traditions. The devastation of the Potato Famine of 1845 brought numerous changes, including political uprisings, social unrest, and economic decline. The catastrophic effects forced many Irish men and women to abandon their previous lifestyles and gender specific behaviors for survival purposes. Asenath Nicholson's and Henry Mayhew's articles concerning the social and cultural effects of the famine display the differences ... drunkard's thirst, intrigue and dissimulation give startling proof of the varied materials which compose the entire man." (Nicholson, 232). Nicholson recounts a...

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