In this final episode, 'Arriving in the New World', we delve into the ways in which emigrants used personal relationships to manage the challenges they faced after landing in their destinations.

The information you’ll hear in this series isbased 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 collaborativeproduction between University of Nevada Las Vegas historian Cian T. McMahon and multi-award winning audio producer Daithí McMahon from the University of Derby.

In this episode entitled 'Death and Dying' we take a deeper look at emigrant mortality; not only as it relates to graphs and statistics but also as a dynamic in real people’s lives.

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 from the University of Derby.

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.