| 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 |