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The famine was a defining moment in the history of Ireland, [3] which was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922. The famine and its effects permanently changed the island's demographic, political, and cultural landscape, producing an estimated 2 million refugees and spurring a century-long population decline.
The Great Famine of 1315–1317 (occasionally dated 1315–1322) was the first of a series of large-scale crises that struck parts of Europe early in the 14th century. Most of Europe (extending east to Poland and south to the Alps) was affected. [ 1 ]
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]
The Newfoundland Potato Famine, related to the Great Famine of Ireland: Newfoundland, present-day Canada: 1849–1850: Demak and Grobogan in central Java, caused by four successive crop failures due to drought. Indonesia: 83,000 [94] 1860–1861 Black Winter of 1860–1861 [95] Qajar Iran: 1860–1861: Upper Doab famine of 1860–1861: India ...
Great Famine may refer to: China. Great Chinese Famine (1958–1961) Greece. Great Famine (Greece) (1941–1944) India. Great Bengal famine of 1770; Great ...
Memorial to the victims in Doolough valley. The Doolough Tragedy was an event that took place during the Great Irish Famine close to Doo Lough in southwest County Mayo. [1] At least seven (and perhaps 20 or significantly more) starving people died after being required to walk a long distance to an inspection by poor law union officials, who would determine whether they would continue to ...
A blighted potato tuber. 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.
The Great Famine of 1695–1697, or simply the Great Famine, was a catastrophic famine that affected the present Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway and Sweden, all of which belonged to the Swedish Empire with the exception of Norway. The areas worst affected were the Swedish province of Finland and Norrland in Sweden proper.