A destitute young mother describes the horror of being evicted. The young Mother is played by Aisling Kearns.

How was the Famine described by witnesses, by those trying to help and by those facing starvation? Performed by top Irish actors, Famine Monologues is a 6 part fictional series on the Irish Famine written by Anna Carey as part of The Great Irish Famine project on RTE.ie/history. This project is a partnership between RTÉ, the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, and University College Cork's Atlas of the Great Irish Famine.