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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]
The European potato failure was a food crisis caused by potato blight that struck Northern and Western Europe in the mid-1840s. The time is also known as the Hungry Forties . While the crisis produced excess mortality and suffering across the affected areas, particularly affected were the Scottish Highlands , with the Highland Potato Famine and ...
The National Famine Commemoration Day (Irish: Lá Cuimhneacháin Náisiúnta an Ghorta Mhóir [1]) is an annual observance in Ireland commemorating the Great Famine. A week-long programme of events leads up to the day, usually a Sunday in May. [2] It has been organised officially by the government of Ireland since May 6th 2008. [3]
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] The proximate cause was famine resulting from a potato disease commonly known as late ...
The lawmakers cite at least one study that says potatoes "contribute critical nutrients," amid perceived concerns they might be reclassified. Why are lawmakers pushing to keep potatoes classified ...
Since 1998, over 170 people meet annually on the second-last Sunday of November to share a sacred yet secular ceremony to mark the Great Famine with the Australian Irish community & descendants. Around the circumference of the plaque are two lines of a poem by Irish poet Máire Ní Dhroma, " Ni hé Dia a cheap riamh an obair seo; Daoine bochta ...
Potatoes have 135 calories and 3 grams of protein. Learn potato nutrition facts and benefits. Plus recipes including mashed potatoes, roasted potatoes and potato salad.
As you work to complete the St. Patrick's Day event in ChefVille, you'll need a ton of Irish Potatoes, which is where a new Irish Potato Crate comes in. This item wasn't released at the beginning ...