{"product_id":"story-of-the-great-irish-famine","title":"Story of the Great Irish Famine","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat lies beneath?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Great Irish Famine is a story that has been told for several generations and is the single most pivotal experience in modern Irish history. Now, acclaimed Irish illustrator David Rooney, through the evocative medium of scraperboard, scratches away at the detail of our shared history line by line, uncovering the collective memory that lies beneath us all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Rooney\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an Irish illustrator working mainly in scraperboard, an engraving medium involving scratching away black ink from a chalk board surface using a surgical scalpel to reveal the white underneath. His work focusses mainly on cultural projects including the BBC’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStory of Ireland,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitanic Experience and King John’s Castle. His illustrations for the award-winning book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e1916 Portraits and Lives\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewere acquired by the OPW for the State and exhibited in Kilmainham Gaol as part of the centenary commemorations, before touring internationally. This is his first book for children.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Argosy Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865770299726,"sku":"9781804581797","price":24.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0167\/9794\/files\/famine.jpg?v=1736610770","url":"https:\/\/www.theimmashop.com\/en-gb\/products\/story-of-the-great-irish-famine","provider":"IMMA Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}