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Why was there a famine in Ireland in the 1840s?
the poorest tenant farmers had become totally dependent on a single crop for survival - the potato in 1845 and for the next 5 years the crop failed almost completely due to potato blight leaving these people with no food, no money to buy food - there was still plenty being exported and a UK government which believed in non intervention
Where did the potato famine begin in Ireland?
I think the potato blight first arrived in Cork onboard ships from the US, then spread to the rest of Ireland
Why did Irish immirgants come to America in the 1800s?
Nothing, they migrated to Canada because of the potato famine, and they had no belongings.
What is the mass starvation in Ireland called in history?
The mass starvation in Ireland is more commonly referred to as the Great Famine. It occurred when the potato crop failed due to the arrival of the disease Blight. A third of the population at the time of the out break was dependent on the potato crop for food and as a result it lead to a period of starvation disease and mass emigration between 1845 and 1852 that in turn reduced Ireland's population by 25%. And here's the rest of the story...The major reason for the Great Famine was caused by the ENGLISH- Great Britain STOLE food, a forced export from Ireland to G.B., all of Ireland's agriculture products, including healthy, delicious potatoes to feed the British. At that time, Ireland was FORCED to be a part of Britain. The potato blight was all over Europe but it disproportionally hit Ireland because of its lack of natural resources (that were stolen) were not available. The massive famine soured the already strained relations between many of the Irish people and the British Crown, heightening Irish republicanism, which eventually led to Irish independence in the next century. Modern historians regard it as a dividing line in the Irish historical narrative, referring to the preceding period of Irish history as "pre-Famine". This, is not told in our history books in America
How did the Irish come to America?
Like millions of other Europeans the reasons were three-fold: poverty (the principal cause, from 1847 onwards), political and religious persecution - begun mostly by Scots/Irish presbyterians from 1700 to 1800, and finally the sense of adventure, exploration, etc. ...there was also hundreds of thousands of survivors of the cromwellian reconquest of Ireland shipped to british America and the west indies as slaves. how much of that survives in the current make up of the states is debateable
Do Irish potatoes store food in the stem?
All potatoes store food in their underground tubers. It is the tubers that we eat, as the rest of the potato plant is poisonous. Very green tubers should be discarded and not eaten.
Are The Wanted Irish?
English SIva's irish, the rest are british. yum
Why did they leave Ireland to come to United states?
Because it is a backwoods compared to the rest of Europe.. If you mean during the 19th century a potato famine prompted a mass migration to the USA If you mean today ,we are in a recession and many US firms set up in Republic of Ireland during the 80's and 90's. The Irish adopted the Euro currency and have been hit by a high exchange rate. Many US firms have pulled out .
Where did Irish people settle in Canada?
The peak period of entry of the Irish to Canada occurred during and shortly after the Great Irish Famine in the mid 19th century; a great number of them settled in the first arriving provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The majority of Irish settled in Grosse Isle. The peak period of entry of the Irish to Canada occurred during and shortly after the Great Irish Famine in the mid 19th century; a great number of them settled in the first arriving provinces of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. The majority of Irish settled in Grosse Isle.
What is the rest of this title when Irish eyes are?
smiling.
How do you say for the rest of in Irish?
chuid eile de
What is the Gaelic for 'at rest'?
In Irish it's "faoi shíocháin"
