Irish Famine (1879) - Wikipedia
Unlike the earlier Great Famines of 1740–1741 and 1845–1852, the 1879 famine (sometimes called the "mini-famine" or an Gorta Beag) caused hunger rather than mass deaths and was largely focused in the west of Ireland.
Great Famine (Ireland) - Wikipedia
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger (Irish: an Gorta Mór [ənˠ ˈɡɔɾˠt̪ˠə ˈmˠoːɾˠ]), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, [1][2] was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and had a major impact on Irish society and history as a whole. [3] .
In forgotten famine of 1879 Irish Americans aided relief efforts
When the 1879 famine brought yet more evictions of tenant farmers, moves were made to end the unfair system that saw only 750 families own half of Ireland's land.
The ‘Forgotten Famine’ of 1879 - Ireland Calling
Although it was not as big an event as the Great Hunger, the 1879 Famine was an important time in Irish history, which saw the rights of the people strengthened, and national pride increased for people in Ireland and amongst those who had emigrated.
Great Famine | Definition, Causes, Significance, & Deaths
Nov 18, 2024 · Great Famine, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant. The causative agent of late blight is the water mold Phytophthora infestans.
Chronology of the Great Famine - Wikipedia
An 1849 depiction of Bridget O'Donnell and her two children during the famine. The chronology of the Great Famine (Irish: An Gorta Mór[1] or An Drochshaol, lit. 'The Bad Life') documents a period of Irish history between 29 November 1845 and 1852 [2] during which time the population of Ireland was reduced by 20 to 25 percent. [3] .
Land War of 1879 to 1882 - Encyclopedia.com
The Land War of 1879 to 1882 began in the wake of three years of economic downturn that arrested the postfamine economic progress of many Irish farmers and heightened the anxiety of vulnerable small tenants, especially those along the western seaboard where post-famine prosperity had been most limited.
The Irish Famine of 1879 - Oak Ancestry
Nov 3, 2020 · His parents had married in 1872 and by 1879 there were 4 children. This period of Irish history is somewhat overlooked due to the tumultuous events the preceded and succeeded it, the Great Famine and Irelands nationalist uprising and push for independence from Great Britain between 1916 and 1922.
The Agricultural Crisis 1879/1880 And The Aftermath - Desperate …
Indian-meal had become a staple part of the diet of the poor and during the 1870s it was imported regularly in large quantities. The Dungarvan Board of Guardians commented at their meeting of 16 January 1879 that there were 'many able bodied labourers in Dungarvan in …
Great Irish Famine Online
The resource makes detailed information charting changes in the social, political and economic landscape of pre and post Famine Ireland available to users all over the world for the first time, through the App or by viewing the material online.