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only a few thousand as those who took the soup were forever shunned by the Irish people for betraying Irish solidarity and as punishment were made drop the O in their surnames, to show they were no longer considered Irish
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAll the poor famillies near the soup kitchens used them, it was a sad sad time.
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What were soup kitchens like back when the Irish famine?
Soup kitchens were places where people could go to get soup and other foods fed to them during the poverty, similar to what are provided for poor and homeless people in many parts of the world nowadays.
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 many people died due to scurvy in the Irish famine?
Everyone in Ireland because of the potato famine in the 1900"s
Irish in the US?
Many Irish people emigrated to America during the Great Famine in 1845. Many of them established large communities in Newfoundland. Therefore, there is now many Irish people in America.
Many Irish people fled Ireland for the US as a result of the?
Potato Famine-Nova Net Answer
What were soup kitchens like back when the Irish famine?
Soup kitchens were places where people could go to get soup and other foods fed to them during the poverty, similar to what are provided for poor and homeless people in many parts of the world nowadays.
The caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US?
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 many people died due to scurvy in the Irish famine?
Everyone in Ireland because of the potato famine in the 1900"s
Irish in the US?
Many Irish people emigrated to America during the Great Famine in 1845. Many of them established large communities in Newfoundland. Therefore, there is now many Irish people in America.
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 is the cause of the blight Irish potato famine?
The wet mould phytophthora infestans. = =
What caused the Irish famine not the potatoes?
i would say it was the potatoes but if it wasn't i know that there was a mold growing on the potatoes so many of them were lost. there was more food sold by the british or English not sure but it was expensive so many people couldn't afford it. most people lost their homes and either traveled to America which was not as great as they thought or theygot their food from soup kitchens. Recourses: just finished a book on the Irish potato famine and wrote a 5 page essay on Irish history i am an Ireland FREAK! and am gonna live there someday!!!!!!
Many Irish people fled Ireland for the US as a result of the?
Potato Famine-Nova Net Answer
What was one effect of the Irish famine?
Many people starved to death during the Irish Potato Famine, when potato blight caused the potato crops to wither and die in the fields for a couple of seasons. Many Irish people chose to emigrate, mainly to America.
What causes an Irish exodus to England and the US during the 19th century?
There was a famine in Ireland, known as the Great Famine, or the Irish Potato Famine. Over a million people died during the 7 years between 1845 to 1852. This drove many Irish to immigrate to to the United States.
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.
