A Study Guide on the Irish Famine has been produced by O'Brien Press for primary teachers who use Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna in class. The novel, already been translated into French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Danish and Swedish, has also been adapted for film by Young Irish FilmMakers, based in Kilkenny, with backing from Channel 4 and RTE. The video is on sale. The childrens' parts are played by Liane Murphy, Chris Boland and Doireann Lawlor.