Secrets of the 1847 Irish Famine Victims Unearthed as Mysterious Remains Resurface on Canadian Shores After 150 Years
Imagine stumbling upon bones on a Canadian beach and suddenly finding yourself knee-deep in one of history’s most heartbreaking voyages—where famine, desperation, and ice-cold Atlantic waves converged in a tragic tale of survival and loss. That’s exactly what happened at Cap-des-Rosiers, where remains washed ashore hinted at a diet so utterly lacking in protein, it screamed Great Famine of Ireland. These weren’t just any bones; they belonged to hopeful emigrants aboard the ill-fated Carricks ship, spirited away from Ireland’s hunger-stricken coast only to meet a watery grave in 1847. How does a potato-heavy diet leave its mark on bones nearly two centuries later? And what does this discovery tell us about those 21 souls who paid the steepest price for a better life? Buckle up—this isn’t just a story about history; it’s a raw, human puzzle finally falling into place. LEARN MORE.
The bones recovered from Canada’s Cap-des-Rosiers beach indicated a diet low in protein and severe malnutrition, confirming they were very likely victims of the Great Famine of Ireland.
Rodney Charman‘Below Deck’ by Rodney Charman depicts what life for emigrants at sea might’ve been like.
Following a storm in 2011, the bones of three children washed ashore Canada’s Cap-des-Rosiers beach. When the remains of 18 others, mostly from women and children, were discovered by archaeologists on the same beach in 2016, experts knew something important was afoot.
Three years later, researchers seem to have solved the mystery. According to the BBC, scientists believe this troubling skeletal evidence stems from the wreckage of the sunken Carricks ship in 1847.
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