Potato People

The story is set in Ireland in the middle of the nineteenth century. The country was facing a potato blight that was causing famine and starvation. The main character, 16-year-old orphan Patrick Flynne lived in the little village of Skullgoragh. The people of Skullgoragh were poor and hungry. One day, Mr Graystone, who looked after the fields in Skullgoragh for their English owner, Lord Egham, led some men to the village and burnt the entire village to the ground. Patrick's friend, Sean, asked him to leave Ireland. Patrick was meet him in Cork. On his way to the port of Cork, Patrick met Marie, a young gipsy girl and together they travelled to Cork. Along the way, they had some unforgettable adventures. When they arrived at Cork, they met Sean who handed them money for their passage to America. Sean was later caught for killing Mr Graystone and most probably to be hanged. Patrick and Marie made their way to the New World,and after many years of hard work, finally settled down on their own ranch in California. Patrick never forgot his past or the lessons he had learnt from it. He always took care of hungry people who turned up at his door.