The Hunger Author:Carol Drinkwater The Hunger: The Diary of Phyllis McCormack, Ireland 1845-1847 — Phyllis McCormack?s diary reveals the horror and trauma suffered by the Irish people during the potato famine years. Read about Phylly and her family and their struggle for survival during the hungry years. — ?Horrible! The rot has destroyed most of the potatoes which were wh... more »olesome and sound when we dug them out of the ground. All we have left to eat are those that hadn?t yet gone underground?we?ll have to use the rent to buy food and then what??