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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 disease did the Irish potatoes have?
During the 1840s, potato blight affected potatoes in Ireland, causing a famine.
Who is affected by the Irish potato famine?
The rural people of Ireland.
How did the failure of potato crops in Ireland affect Irish emigration?
During the famine in Ireland, roughly 1.5 million people emigrated
What occurred in Ireland from 1845-1848?
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Why did the Scots Irish emigrate to the colonies?
there waz a potato famine in Ireland
What is damage of potato famine in Ireland?
The potato late blight caused the Irish potato crops to fail and rot in the fields. This led to what became known as the Great Famine or the Great Hunger, during which there was mass starvation. Starvation and disease, forced many Irish people to emigration from Ireland between 1845 and 1852.
The potato famine of 1846-1850 occurred in the county of?
Ireland, its also known as 'the great Irish famine'.
What was immigration from Ireland mostly a result of?
Immigration from Ireland was mostly a result of a potato famine. The reason it's called an Irish Potato is because the Irish depended greatly on the potato and when a blight was destroying the potato crops one million died and others came here.
What symbol was flown on the US relief ships during the Irish potato famine?
The shamrock was the symbol flown on US relief ships during the Irish potato famine.
Why did more than 1.5 million Irish people migrate to the United states between 1846 and 1860?
Mass starvation, disease and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852, occurred during the Great Famine (known as the Potato Famine outside of Ireland), when potato blight devastated the Irish staple potato crop.
