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Episode 3: Life at Sea

Episode 3: Life at Sea

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This episode, 'Life at Sea', explores the ways in which emigrants used personal relationships to deal with dangers and uncertainties while out on the high ocean.

The information you’ll hear in this series is based on the book The Coffin Ship: Life and Death at Sea during the Great Irish Famine by Cian T. McMahon. Available at:⁠https://nyupress.org/9781479808793/the-coffin-ship/

Across the Briny Ocean is a collaborative production between University of Nevada Las Vegas historian Cian T. McMahon and multi-award winning audio producer Daithí McMahon at the University of Derby.

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