Over half of all victims of the Great Irish Famine (1845–1852) were children. Many of these deaths took place in the union workhouses: institutions of government poor relief which for many were the last resort in a desperate struggle to survive famine-induced conditions such as starvation and infectious disease. Archaeological excavations of a mass burial ground dating to 1847–1851 at the former workhouse in Kilkenny City have provided the opportunity to undertake a detailed interdisciplinary exploration of non-adult mortality in an Irish workhouse during the height of the Famine.

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爱尔兰大饥荒期间收容儿童的死亡率：1846-1851 年基尔肯尼联合济贫院非成人死亡率的生物考古背景

爱尔兰大饥荒（1845-1852）的所有受害者中有一半以上是儿童。其中许多死亡事件发生在工会济贫院：政府救济机构对许多人来说，这是在饥饿和传染病等饥荒引发的条件下进行绝望斗争的最后手段。在基尔肯尼市的前济贫院对 1847-1851 年间大规模墓地的考古发掘提供了机会，可以对饥荒最严重的爱尔兰济贫院的非成人死亡率进行详细的跨学科探索。