| | List of Illustrations | |
| | List of Tables | |
| | Acknowledgments | |
| | Note on Currency | |
| | Introduction | |
| | Background: The Rags and Wretched Cabins of Ireland 1845 | p. 1 |
| | A Blight of Unusual Character 1845-6 | p. 31 |
| | We Cannot Feed the People 1846-7 | p. 71 |
| | The Deplorable Consequences of This Great Calamity 1846-7 | p. 136 |
| | Expedients Well Nigh Exhausted 1847-8 | p. 175 |
| | Making Property Support Poverty 1848-9 | p. 232 |
| | The General Advancement of the Country 1849-52 | p. 265 |
| | Their Sorrowful Pilgrimage: Emigration 1847-55 | p. 297 |
| | Conclusion 1845-52 | p. 342 |
| | Appendices | p. 360 |
| | References | p. 372 |
| | Bibliography | p. 419 |
| | Index | p. 433 |