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. Setting the stage for disaster. 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.. 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 . Caoimhe. Leonard.. . The Great Famine Of 1845.  .  . Blight . i. n . t. he . p. otatoes was the cause of the famine. . Background to the Great Famine. The potato was the principal source of nutrition for . 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 . . . 1844- . 1850. By Becky Pigman . and . Bryanna Harms. Pre- Famine Ireland. Before the famine many Irish farmers owned very little land.. The overlords of the farmers didn’t think they needed more land because on average people could get 12 tons of potatoes per acre in a fertilized field.. 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. The Fields Of Athenry.. Causes. The Great Irish Famine began in 1845 when a disease called “blight” caused the potato crop to fail.. Most Irish people were extremely poor and depended on potatoes for all of their food .. .. Charlie Walsh. Aisling O'Reilly. Sophia Hickey. Mia Flood. Hannah-Jane Downey.. What is a Famine?. A Famine is a widespread scarcity of food caused by several factors including war, population imbalances and crop failure which caused Ireland's Famine in 1845. The potato blight was caused by a fungus called . TOPIC A: Irish Economic History to Independence. Module Outline. Topic. Title. EoI. . Ch. Dates. A. Irish Economic History to Independence. 1 . MT1-2. B. Irish Economic. History since Independence. 1845-1851. Could the British Government have stopped this famine?. Taken from the article ‘The . Great Irish Potato . Famine’.  by James Donnelly. Exhausted and hungry Irish lad scratching the earth looking for potatoes or anything edible. 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..