PPT-Lecture 2: The Great Famine

An Górta Mór T he Great Famine Some key dates 1845 9 September Potato blight first reported in Ireland 910 November British Prime Minister Peel authorises importation of Indian corn. and the . Famine Formula. The Horn of Africa, 2011. Compassion Fatigue:. Analysts of journalism argue that the media has caused widespread compassion fatigue in society by saturating newspapers and news shows with often . 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 . 18 AugGreat-great-granddaughter-in-lawDebrah A. EastmanGreat-great-great-granddaughterRichard SmithJeremy Beattie SmithGreat-great-great-great-grandsonDiane L. Eastman Great-great-great-great-granddau Lesson 2 – Finances in Famine; a Story of Joseph. Housekeeping . Childcare moving forward. Invite a friend! Open to community, love the broader discussion. Going through the whole series vs some lessons. By Tom , John , Shauna , and Laura. The main facts. The famine in Ireland started in 1845-1850. 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. 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. Bridget . O’Donnel. and her children . (. from Illustrated . London . News . 1847). Cormac . O’Gráda. , . Famine: A Short History. (2009). The Russian famine. of 1921. http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc/explorefurther/digital/sara/oddments/russianfamine. List three diseases you know something about. What are the effects of these diseases?. Essential Question. How do disease-causing fungi effect plants?. ?. Fungi:. One of the five kingdoms of organisms.. 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 . Keith P West Jr DrPH MPHPhoto Keith WestDefinitions of FamineFood supply based inadequate149Widespread food shortageleading to significant rise in regional death rates Blixet al 1971149Sudden sharpred Bengal famine, India, 1943. Famine Crimes or Genocidal Famines. Starvation is used as a weapon against populations that occupy marginal positions, both territorially and socially. Indigenous populations are particularly vulnerable..