The Fields of Athenry – An Gorta Mór

An Irish Historical Novel of Love, Exile and Survival during the Great Famine and the start of the Irish Diaspora

By: P. M. Lane

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Inspired by one of Ireland’s most haunting ballads…

The Fields of Athenry – An Gorta Mór is a sweeping Irish historical novel of love, exile, and survival during the Great Famine.

Michael is an ordinary Irish husband and father whose only crime is trying to feed his starving family.

For that desperate act, he is arrested and transported across the world to Australia — a land so distant it might as well be the end of the earth.

In a single moment, his family is torn apart.

Left behind in a country hollowed by hunger, Mary must fight to keep their child alive as Ireland collapses around her. As famine spreads and villages empty, ships carry the desperate across the Atlantic to America, where survival brings new dangers and uncertain hope.

While Michael endures the brutal reality of convict life in the colonies, Mary struggles through the hardship of exile, determined that distance and empire will not destroy the love that binds their family together.

Separated by oceans, their lives unfold across three continents — Ireland, America, and Australia — yet their story remains bound by one promise: they will find their way back to each other.

Set against one of the darkest chapters in Irish history, The Fields of Athenry – An Gorta Mór is an epic story of endurance, sacrifice, and the unbreakable spirit of those who survived.

Inspired by the haunting legacy remembered in the ballad “The Fields of Athenry,” this powerful and deeply researched historical novel brings to life one of the greatest human tragedies of the nineteenth century.

More than a million died during the Great Irish Famine. Millions more fled their homeland, scattering across the world and creating a vast Irish diaspora that still shapes history today.

The Fields of Athenry – An Gorta Mór is a sweeping historical saga of exile, survival, and the unbreakable bonds of family.

A powerful story of love carried across oceans, injustice remembered, and the enduring resilience of ordinary people in extraordinary times.

Perfect for readers of sweeping historical fiction in the tradition of Leon Uris, Frank Delaney, Bryce Courtenay, and Colleen McCullough.