The Great Famine, caused by the failure of the Irish potato crop, decimated Ireland in the late 1840s. One-third of Ireland's population depended exclusively upon the potato as a food source. This led to the death of one million Irish citizens. Approximately two million people left Ireland during the Famine and the years that followed. Mary Dwyer was one of them. This St. Patrick's day, let's honor the survivors of the Famine and learn the history of this time in Ireland, by stepping into the shoes of one little girl, a 9 year old from Tipperary who crossed the Atlantic to New Orleans and started a new life.

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Thank you for letting me share Mary's story with you.