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  2. 1845 in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    20 November – a relief commission for Ireland first meets. [5] [7] 5 December – unable to persuade his Cabinet to repeal the Corn Laws in the face of the Great Famine, Peel tenders his resignation as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom [7] to Queen Victoria but is reinstated days later when Lord John Russell is unable to form a government. [5]

  3. Legacy of the Great Irish Famine - Wikipedia

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    The legacy of the Great Famine in Ireland (Irish: An Gorta Mór [1] or An Drochshaol, litt: The Bad Life) followed a catastrophic period of Irish history between 1845 and 1852 [2] during which time the population of Ireland was reduced by 50 percent. [3] The Great Famine (1845–1849) was a watershed in the history of Ireland. [4]

  4. Homelessness in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Homelessness in Ireland is an evolving social issue. During the 19th century, homelessness was a pervasive impact of the Great Famine (1845–1852). [1] [2] During the 20th century, homelessness in Ireland was associated with older males who may have had addiction or alcoholism issues. However, since the 1990s and into the 21st century, it has ...

  5. 1848 in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Ongoing – Great Famine: Potato blight returns and outbreaks of cholera are reported. [1]Early – publication of the first complete parallel-text edition of Annals of the Four Masters begins in Dublin as Annála Ríoghachta Éireann: Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, from the earliest period to the year 1616.

  6. European potato failure - Wikipedia

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    In Ireland births fell by a third, resulting in about 0.5 million "lost lives". Declines elsewhere were lower: Flanders lost 20–30%, the Netherlands about 10–20%, and Prussia about 12%. [3] Emigration to escape the famine centred mainly on Ireland and the Scottish Highlands.

  7. Irish Americans in the American Civil War - Wikipedia

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    Irish-American Catholics served on both sides of the American Civil War (1861–1865) as officers, volunteers and draftees. Immigration due to the Irish Great Famine (1845–1852) had provided many thousands of men as potential recruits although issues of race, religion, pacifism and personal allegiance created some resistance to service.

  8. The Great Hunger: Ireland 1845–1849 - Wikipedia

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    The Great Hunger is a 1962 book about the 1845–1849 Great Famine in Ireland by the British historian Cecil Woodham-Smith. It was published by Harper and Row and Penguin Books. The British broadcaster and journalist Robert Kee described it, "A masterpiece of the historian's art".

  9. Great Irish Famine's effect on the United States economy

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    Irish immigration to the United States during the Great Famine in Ireland was substantial and had a lasting impact on the economy of the United States. In 1990, 44 million Americans claimed Irish ethnicity. [1] Many of these citizens can trace their ancestry to the Great Famine from 1845-1852 when 300 Irish would disembark daily in New York ...

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