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This is an illustration published in the Illustrated London News on January 16, 1847. The illustration depicts the Society of Friends Soup House in Cork County. The Society of Friends, also referred to as Quakers, quickly saw the need for relief in…

This image is a notice from the Poor Relief Commissioners of Dublin to Cork Poor Law Union. The Commissioners are recommending setting up Soup Kitchens to feed those who were suffering from starvation. At first glance it seems like a simple…

These images are clippings from The Times (London, Greater London, England). The first image is Alexis Soyer's complete letter to the editor which includes two of his soup recipes. He believed that id followed they would be beneficial to the poor as…

These two images are scans of original documents held by Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College. The documents are an Address from the Committee of the Society of Friends of London. This address gives an account of the first years of…

The image you see on the left is a scan of the 'Queen's Letter' printed in The Irish Famine By: Colm Toibin and Diarmaid Ferriter. The image on the right is a scan of the original publication of the letter in The Times. This is the first of the…