Episode

The Migration of Irish Mental Health Patients to Scottish Asylums

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Epidemic Belfast
The Migration of Irish Mental Health Patients to Scottish Asylums
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Michael Kinsella, PhD candidate at Ulster University, discusses his doctoral research into Irish residents in the north of Ireland migrating to Scotland for treatment and care in Scottish asylums during the 19th Century.

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Cancer in Victorian Belfast

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Epidemic Belfast
Cancer in Victorian Belfast
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Eugenie Scott, PhD candidate at Ulster University, discusses her doctoral research into the incidence, treatment, and management of cancer in 19th-century Belfast.

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Disease and the Industrial Revolution

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Epidemic Belfast
Disease and the Industrial Revolution
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Dr Ian Miller, Lecturer at Ulster University, talks about how urbanisation and industrialisation in Belfast worsened the health of its residents over the 19th century.

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