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
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
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
Famine :3
the Irish Famine changed the USA because it brought more people to the country.
It is hard to say. It is atleast over 2,000,000 and that's not including the famine, including the famine its about 3,000,000. This includes all the innocent people killed over the 800 year occupation.
why did the irish famine start
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
Potato Famine
There have been two; The lesser known Irish Famine 1740-1741 & The Great Famine 1845-1852.
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
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the Irish Famine changed the USA because it brought more people to the country.
the Irish famine was not managed, it just cause all of the Irish to die or either migrate to the U.s. where they found hope and better jobs.
The Irish Potato Famine
It is hard to say. It is atleast over 2,000,000 and that's not including the famine, including the famine its about 3,000,000. This includes all the innocent people killed over the 800 year occupation.
The changes of the Great Irish Potato Famine affected religion by causing the Protestants to view the famine as a punishment. They then pushed the Protestant religion on the Irish Catholic people.
1845 - 1849