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The potato famine in Ireland began in 1845 and ended in 1849. During that period of famine, approximately 750,000 Irish people sought a new life in North America. Some, based on British incentives settled in Canada, most however, came to the US. The cities of New York and Boston became their homes. In those cities many of them became dock hands and factory workers.
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Nation where a potato famine in the 1840s led to a great migration of its people to America?
Ireland.
Which event made one million Irish people leave Ireland in the mid-1800?
The Irish Potato Famine
Why was the potato a critical crop for the Irish people?
The potato famine in Ireland maybe?
What occurred in Ireland from 1845-1848?
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Who is affected by the Irish potato famine?
The rural people of Ireland.
Why did Ireland imagrated in America between the 1880 1920?
Ireland had a potato famine and many fled to America because of food. The famine was later found to be a bacteria briught from Britain.
Did the potato blight cause a reduction in population in Ireland?
The potato famine in Ireland which was caused by the potato blight killed in the region of 2 million people out of a pre-famine population of 9 million, and it started emigration to America, Canada, Australia and other places, displacing another one million during the famine, and many more since.
What are some native foods of ireland?
potato true fact people deid because of potato famine
Who was affected by the potato famine?
Ireland
Who was stricken by a potato famine?
Ireland
Which country had a potato famine?
Ireland
How many people remained in Ireland when the potato famine ended?
Answer 5 million
