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The population dropped sharply due to death and emigration. More of the population moved towards the eastern side of the country. The majority of the population still lives on the east. The famine still features in Irish history as a major turning point for the country.
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∙ 7y agoThe everyday food of the average Irish farmer was the potato. About 1845 a plant disease affected the potato crop, killing the plants. More than a million Irish died of hunger and disease, and another million left Ireland.
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∙ 12y agoMore than one million people emigrated. In addition to that, more than one million people starved
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∙ 13y agoOver a million people died, a further million emigrated.
The population fell from about 8.5 million to 6.5 million.
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∙ 14y agoMany people were dying of hunger so some left in search of a better life where they could be able to survive.
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∙ 12y agoThe Irish Famine had very bad effect on Irish people
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∙ 6y agoThey used potatoes as their basic food. That's why a lot of them had to flee away when there was the insufficiency of them.
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What does the Irish famine represent?
Potatoes. Potatoes are the main food in Ireland
Why do Irish immigrates want to go to America?
The potatoes famine. the Irish got sick from the potatoes
What potatoes were eaten most often in the Irish potato famine?
Russet
Was it water that cause the potatoes to ruin during the Irish famine?
no. it was a blight
How did potatoes almost destroy the Irish?
There was a famine in Ireland starting in the middle of the 1840s, which was caused by potato blight destroying potatoes. Potatoes formed a major part of the diet of Irish people, so when the famine struck, many Irish people died and many emigrated. Even today, the population of Ireland has not reached the level it was before the famine.
What disease did the Irish potatoes have?
During the 1840s, potato blight affected potatoes in Ireland, causing a famine.
How did the great Irish famine affect the US?
the Irish Famine changed the USA because it brought more people to the country.
Can the European population explosion of the 1600s be attributed to potatoes alone?
No because the Irish relied only on potatoes and they suffered from the "Potato Famine".
What were the cures in the Irish famine and what was the health of Irish people in the Irish famine?
There was no cure for the famine, as it was potato blight that caused it. There is a cure now, but not in the 1800's.The health was very bad, because potatoes was the main diet of the Irish people. Many died of scurvy, starvation and other horrific diseases.
How did the potato famine affect Irish emigration?
The potato was the main food people in Ireland ate. When there were no potatoes due to the crop being destroyed by blight, many people left to find more food and a better life. The famine had the effect of increasing Irish emigration.
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 was the cause of the Irish potato famine?
Blight a disease that spread through potatoes
