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What event before the Great Potato Famine had significance in Ireland?
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in no particular order, the main political events leading up to the famine were 1800 - political union with Britain 1829 catholic emancipation - votes for some catholics etc 1690 - battle of the boyne 1697> the penal laws which deprived catholics and to some extent presbyterians of civil rights - education, inheritance, suffrage, state employment etc the patoto famine is bad and it can kill you!!!!!!!!! =}
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What was life before the grate Irish potato famine?
Once upon a time, before the ahem 'grate' potato famine, farmers were being farmers. Then the ahem 'grate' potato famine yknow happened, and everybody died. Ireland has no knowledge. ...of potatoes.
Where did Irish immigrants settle after the potato famine?
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
What was the population before and after the Irish Potato famine?
8 million before, about a million died, about a million emigrated.
How would you define Irish potato famine?
The Irish potato famine can be described as a time in the nineteenth century when there was a shortage of potato crops. The Irish potato famine was a horrifying agricultural disaster, not just a shortage of potatoes! For thousands of years the Irish (and most other Celtic tribes) had been great fishermen and the staple of their diet was fish from the Atlantic. But with the discovery of the New World the potato was introduced to Ireland. Farming potatoes was much easier and cheaper than maintaining large fishing ships, the nets, etc., so gradually over the generations fishing was virtually abandoned by the Irish people and the staple of their diet became the potato. By selecting the best potatoes to grow over the years they narrowed the genetic diversity of their crop (a potato variety called the Irish Lumper) until when the potato blight (a fungus like organism) attacked in 1840s crops were nearly entirely wiped out, becoming a foul smelling mush long before harvest. It was not possible for them to suddenly return to fishing. Unfortunately at the time while Ireland was growing sufficient other crops to feed everyone, the English (who ruled the country) demanded that it all continue to be exported to them as had been done in the past. Note: the failure of potato crops that lead to the Irish potato famine was not limited to Ireland. It originated in Mexico the spread through the US before jumping the Atlantic aboard clipper ships, after arriving in Ireland it spread through England and all of Europe. But in those other places there was wider variety of potatoes thus offering more resistance to the blight than the Irish Lumper did, also the laws and culture of the other locations permitted switching to alternate foods and prevented a famine elsewhere but in Ireland no such options were available resulting in massive famine.
What event lead to many Irish emigrating to the US?
The Famine - when Irelands potato crop failed on a national scale millions of people emigrated to escape, irreversibly changing the population now its only 4.5m or so whereas before the famine it was around 15m!!!
What was life before the grate Irish potato famine?
Once upon a time, before the ahem 'grate' potato famine, farmers were being farmers. Then the ahem 'grate' potato famine yknow happened, and everybody died. Ireland has no knowledge. ...of potatoes.
What were the effects of the potato blight in Ireland?
Initially it destroyed the potato crop. This led to hunger and famine and many people dying or leaving Ireland, severely reducing the population, which still has not reached the same levels as they were before the famine began in 1845.
Why did the potato fungus in Ireland impact the population so horrifically?
In the 1840s the potato was widely grown in Ireland. It formed a major part of the diet of many Irish people. When the fungus killed the potatoes it cause a failure of the crop. This led to a famine. As a result many people starved to death or left Ireland in search of a better life. To this day the population of Ireland is still much lower than it was before the famine.
Where did Irish immigrants settle after the potato famine?
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
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 was the population before and after the Irish Potato famine?
8 million before, about a million died, about a million emigrated.
What happened in Ireland with potatoes in the mid 1800s?
Ireland had a potato famine, caused by potato blight. It ran from 1845 to 1849. As a result of the dependency of people on potatoes at that time, millions died or emigrated, causing a major reduction in Ireland's population. Before the famine it was over 8 million. It still hasn't reached that level again, with the population now over 6 million.
How would you define Irish potato famine?
The Irish potato famine can be described as a time in the nineteenth century when there was a shortage of potato crops. The Irish potato famine was a horrifying agricultural disaster, not just a shortage of potatoes! For thousands of years the Irish (and most other Celtic tribes) had been great fishermen and the staple of their diet was fish from the Atlantic. But with the discovery of the New World the potato was introduced to Ireland. Farming potatoes was much easier and cheaper than maintaining large fishing ships, the nets, etc., so gradually over the generations fishing was virtually abandoned by the Irish people and the staple of their diet became the potato. By selecting the best potatoes to grow over the years they narrowed the genetic diversity of their crop (a potato variety called the Irish Lumper) until when the potato blight (a fungus like organism) attacked in 1840s crops were nearly entirely wiped out, becoming a foul smelling mush long before harvest. It was not possible for them to suddenly return to fishing. Unfortunately at the time while Ireland was growing sufficient other crops to feed everyone, the English (who ruled the country) demanded that it all continue to be exported to them as had been done in the past. Note: the failure of potato crops that lead to the Irish potato famine was not limited to Ireland. It originated in Mexico the spread through the US before jumping the Atlantic aboard clipper ships, after arriving in Ireland it spread through England and all of Europe. But in those other places there was wider variety of potatoes thus offering more resistance to the blight than the Irish Lumper did, also the laws and culture of the other locations permitted switching to alternate foods and prevented a famine elsewhere but in Ireland no such options were available resulting in massive famine.
What event lead to many Irish emigrating to the US?
The Famine - when Irelands potato crop failed on a national scale millions of people emigrated to escape, irreversibly changing the population now its only 4.5m or so whereas before the famine it was around 15m!!!
In what year did workhouses come to Ireland during the famine?
Yes there were. There were many used when Ireland was poor and people were starving. The most significant period that they were used was during the famine in Ireland during the second half of the 1840s. Many people ended up in the workhouses during that period of Irish history.
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.
During which years did the Irish Potato Famine take place?
The potato famine lasted 7 years from 1845-1852
