The Famine
January 1st 1845
The sun rose in the East and Ireland began to wake up to another beautiful day. The cows and sheep in the field open their eyes, the wild flowers let out the colour of their leaves to the outside world and Patrick began to stir. Patrick King and his family, Susan (his wife), Seamus (his son) and Mary (his daughter).The sun crept across the floor resting on Patrick as well as the hay beneath him in which he made beds for his family. Some Hens crept in through the open door and investigated the new scene. Life in Ireland wasn't too complicated to many of the Ir…
