PPT-The Irish Famine

By Tom John Shauna and Laura The main facts The famine in Ireland started in 18451850 The worst year of the famine was 1847 The winter of 1847 is the coldest winter in living memory The blight first came in Waterford and Wexford. Famine, Disease and the Irish. Great Famine in Ireland. Impact . in . Britain. Focus . on famine and the immediate . post-famine years. , 1845-early . 1850s. On the 27. th. of last month [July] I passed from Cork to Dublin, and this doomed plant [the potato] bloomed in all the luxuriance of an abundant harvest. Returning on the 3. An Górta Mór. T. he Great Famine. : Some key dates . 1845. 9 September:. Potato blight first reported in Ireland . 9-10 November:. British Prime Minister Peel authorises importation of Indian corn. By Leah, Caitlin and Charlie. Emigration. Many people felt there was no future and very little hope in Ireland.. Those with a small amount of savings went to Britain.. About 1.5 million went to the United States of America.. 1. According to Gibbs, what caused the famine?. 2. Describe . three (3) examples . of famine in the primary source.. Famine=food shortages=starvation. 3. What could have been done to help the Russian people?. in Africa. BBC News 31. st. January 2006. More than half of Africa is now in need of urgent food assistance.. The UN's Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) is warning that 27 sub-Saharan countries now need help.. Genocide- the deliberate systematic destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, racial, religious or national group. Examples of Genocide throughout history. Rwanda. Kosovo. Irish Famine. Armenian . By Robert W. Carleton. Population before the famine. In 1800, some five million people lived in Ireland. By the Autumn of 1845, when the great famine struck Ireland, there were more than eight million.. An Górta Mór. T. he Great Famine. : Some key dates . 1845. 9 September:. Potato blight first reported in Ireland . 9-10 November:. British Prime Minister Peel authorises importation of Indian corn. BY ESTELA BABARSKAITE P7. THE POATAO FAMINE. .. The . potato . famine.  of 1846 to 1852 hit Ireland and Scotland. Many poor people grew potatoes for food. Potatoes grew on poor soil, even in wet and cold conditions. The Great Irish Potato Famine. Background . Information. Religious Persecution . The Famine. Corn Laws. Poor Act of . 1883. Workhouses. Irish Struggles. “Relief. ”. Crime & Violence. Conclusion & the Effect of the Famine. There are 32 counties in Ireland. Twenty-six of them are located in the Republic of Ireland. The other six counties are in Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom.. Northern Ireland . Republic of Ireland . in Ukraine 1932-1933. Prepared by Maria . Kiciuk. , PhD.. and . Oksana. . Kulynych. , Chair. U.S. . Holodomor. Education Committee. Objectives:. To examine Stalin’s reasons for the . Holodomor. and his policies leading to it.. Stephen Devereux Lewis Sida and Tina NelisAugust 2017t21br261630r2216r26251829r222616267256292630222925The Humanitarian Learning Centre HLC is a joint initiative of the Institute of Development Studie Introduction. The famine killed 1 million people and forced another 1 million to leave. . Most of the land in Ireland was owned by British landlords who rented it to Irish farmers for large amounts of money..