This volume serves as a primary source record documenting the specific individuals and families who departed from the Port of Derry during the height of the Great Famine. The editor, Dessie Baker, compiles archival shipping manifests from J & J Cooke's Line to provide a concrete historical registry for researchers and descendants. By organizing these passenger lists, the work offers a structured framework for tracing migration patterns during one of the most significant demographic shifts in Irish history.

This text functions as a specialized archival resource intended for genealogists and historians focused on 19th-century Irish migration. The scope is narrow and technical, providing essential raw data for those investigating family histories during the Famine era.