the great famine
During the mid-19th century, Ireland faced a devastating period known as the Great Famine, which lasted from 1845 to 1851. The famine resulted in the deaths of approximately one million people and caused another million to flee, primarily to America.
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the great famine consequences they stopped teaching the Irish language
in schools as they believed that Irish was a poor persons
language bitterness towards Britain
claiming that they didn't help as
much as they could have 1 million people fled to america 1 million people died dates the great famine started in 1845 and ended
in 1851 there were 14
partial or complete famines from 1816 till 1842 relief measures workhouses as a last resort many people in workhouses
died from disease not
starvation. soup kitchens to feed the hungry sir robbery peel sent over from America indian
maize cause young marriages people were marrying young and created a higher
population which led to the over dependence on the potato crop over dependece in Ireland the families depended
too much on the potato crop as it was their staple diet sub division of land- through generations families split up their land to give
to their decendents
