PPT-The Irish Potato Famine

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 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.. 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 . 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?. Chapter 2. AG 201. Dr. WJ Mueller. Famines get a lot of attention. Fairly small part of the world food problem. If we solved the famine problem. The hunger problem would not be much less. Famines are:. 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.. . . 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.. 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 .. “The . Great Irish . Hunger . epoch . changed . the . face and the heart of Ireland. .. The . Famine--yielded like the ice of . the Northern Seas;. it . ran like melted snows in the . veins . of Ireland . 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 . 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.. Chapter 14. Solan. aceae: . The Nightshade Family. Economically Important Members of the Nightshade Family. Tomato. : History, Uses. Potato: . Morphology, Nutritional Value, History, Uses. Solanaceae Family Characters. Gershuny. . for a . . discussion . on. The. . evolution of organic agriculture and sustainable food . systems. Books will be available for purchase and signing. . Wednesday . March 30. th. 7. :30 to 9:.