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Theres a few factors:Over reliance on one crop the potatoe and more so again only 1 variety of potatoe. That's why the potatoe blight spread so quickly.British rule meant that farmers etc had to pay large rents to british landlords, so the food they did have went straight to englandBritish rule during the famine and little british aid didnt help either
A potato famine is when potatoes start to die off then eventually vanish and they don't grow. It is something to do with a disease in the soil that is killing the potatoes
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∙ 12y agoIts not that they blamed them for the famine as nothing couldve prevented it. They were angry as the british who had come into Ireland and taken over governments and things gave them no help what so ever. Englush Landlords evicted tenants and some crops such as grain were being shipped from Ireland to England where food was plentiful;
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∙ 11y agoAll the people living in Ireland (which includes present-day Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland) from the early 1840s through 1852.
The subject of the causes of the Irish Potato Famine and the English laws that negatively affected the people of Ireland at that time is a complex one and cannot thoroughly be explained in this question and answer forum.
Instead, visit your local public library and do the research with the help of a reference librarian. To start, one of the multi-volume sets of encyclopedias the library holds will have good information for you.
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∙ 14y agoThe downy mildew caused the Irish Potato Famine during the 1840s.
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Where did Irish immigrants settle after the potato famine?
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
Where did most of the Irish immigrants who came to the US following the potato famine of the 1840s?
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
What sparked Irish immigration to the US in the mid-1840s?
Famine :3
How did the great Irish famine affect the US?
the Irish Famine changed the USA because it brought more people to the country.
How many Irish has Britain killed?
It is hard to say. It is atleast over 2,000,000 and that's not including the famine, including the famine its about 3,000,000. This includes all the innocent people killed over the 800 year occupation.
Why did the Irish always get the Famine?
why did the irish famine start
Where did Irish immigrants settle after the potato famine?
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
The caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US?
Potato Famine
What is the length of the Irish potato famine?
There have been two; The lesser known Irish Famine 1740-1741 & The Great Famine 1845-1852.
Where did most of the Irish immigrants who came to the US following the potato famine of the 1840s?
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
What sparked Irish immigration to the US in the mid-1840s?
Famine :3
How did the great Irish famine affect the US?
the Irish Famine changed the USA because it brought more people to the country.
How was the Irish Famine managed?
the Irish famine was not managed, it just cause all of the Irish to die or either migrate to the U.s. where they found hope and better jobs.
How many Irish has Britain killed?
It is hard to say. It is atleast over 2,000,000 and that's not including the famine, including the famine its about 3,000,000. This includes all the innocent people killed over the 800 year occupation.
Which event made one million Irish people leave Ireland in the mid-1800?
The Irish Potato Famine
How did the changes of the Great Irish Potato Famine affect religion?
The changes of the Great Irish Potato Famine affected religion by causing the Protestants to view the famine as a punishment. They then pushed the Protestant religion on the Irish Catholic people.
What is informative about the Irish famine?
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