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The disease blight started in 1845 in Derry witch spread and spread until the whole of Ireland was covered!The Blight was a disease that posioned Potatoes and Potatoes were the only food Irish people could grow in bad ground or bad weather conditions! Many people went to work house!
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How did the potato blight in Ireland start?
The English, who had no use for the Irish, spread the potato blight germs around on the potato fields so that they could get rid of as many Irish as possible. It largely worked - millions of Irish either starved to death or immigrated to other nations, like Canada and the USA. (That's why my greatgreatgreatgreatgreat grandfather came to America)
How did the Great Irish famine start?
by the freat leap forward and the amount of drought
What month did the Irish potato famine start?
12th July
When did the Irish potato famine start and end?
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) The Great Famine (Irish: An Gorta Mór lit: The Great Hunger[1] or An Drochshaol, lit: The Bad Life) was a period of starvation, disease and mass emigration between 1845 and 1852[2] during which the population of Ireland was reduced by 20 to 25 percent.[3] Approximately one million of the population died and a million more emigrated from Ireland's shores.[4] The proximate cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as late blight.[5]In the 1840's
What caused an increase of Irish immigrants to the US?
The basic food crop of Ireland was potatoes. There was a "Potato Famine" from 1845 to 1852 caused by a blight that devastated the potato crops nationwide in Ireland. Over a million Irish starved to death, and a huge immigration to the USA by over a million Irish followed, looking for another place to start over, and work to earn money to eat, as simplistic as that sounds.
Why did the Irish always get the Famine?
why did the irish famine start
How did the potato blight in Ireland start?
The English, who had no use for the Irish, spread the potato blight germs around on the potato fields so that they could get rid of as many Irish as possible. It largely worked - millions of Irish either starved to death or immigrated to other nations, like Canada and the USA. (That's why my greatgreatgreatgreatgreat grandfather came to America)
How did the Great Irish famine start?
by the freat leap forward and the amount of drought
What month did the Irish potato famine start?
12th July
When did the Irish potato famine start and end?
from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland) The Great Famine (Irish: An Gorta Mór lit: The Great Hunger[1] or An Drochshaol, lit: The Bad Life) was a period of starvation, disease and mass emigration between 1845 and 1852[2] during which the population of Ireland was reduced by 20 to 25 percent.[3] Approximately one million of the population died and a million more emigrated from Ireland's shores.[4] The proximate cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as late blight.[5]In the 1840's
What caused an increase of Irish immigrants to the US?
The basic food crop of Ireland was potatoes. There was a "Potato Famine" from 1845 to 1852 caused by a blight that devastated the potato crops nationwide in Ireland. Over a million Irish starved to death, and a huge immigration to the USA by over a million Irish followed, looking for another place to start over, and work to earn money to eat, as simplistic as that sounds.
How did the great Irish famine end?
The Great Irish Famine ended through a combination of factors such as improved weather conditions, increased relief efforts by the government and charitable organizations, and a gradual recovery of the potato crop. Additionally, emigration played a significant role as many Irish people left the country in search of better opportunities.
What year did the famine start in?
1845 was the beginning of the Famine
When did the Irish start coming to the US and why?
When the famine began in 1845, many people began to emigrate from Ireland, many of those going to America. There would have been some emigration to America before that, but the famine increased the numbers going.
Why did the Irish Immigrants come to America?
In the times when immigration was heavy, America was a blossoming country, and was said to be the best place to live. It was thought that America had land and jobs to share and that is why America was a popular place to immigrate to. In the case of why the Irish specifically came, it was most probably the Potato Famine. The Potato Famine left thousands of Irish starving, and without any income. Raising the potatoes was the livelihood of most Irish and when the rot struck, they had no way to pay landlords or pay for food. They were forced to leave in hopes of a better life somewhere else, and since America seemed to be so rich in opportunities, most chose to go there.
Why did the Irish blame Britain for the famine?
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
When did the African famine start?
It started in 1984
