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 ...

Great Famine, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The Irish famine was the worst to occur in Europe in the 19th century: about one million people died from starvation or from typhus and other famine-related diseases.

Oct 17, 2017 · The Irish Potato Famine was caused by a potato disease in Ireland in the mid‑1800s. The “Great Hunger” killed about 1 million people, forcing another million to emigrate.

Sep 20, 2021 · Known as An Gorta Mór (the Great Hunger) in Ireland, the Great Famine ravaged Ireland between 1845 and 1852, changing the country irreversibly.

Apr 13, 2019 · The Irish Potato Famine, which in Ireland became known as "The Great Hunger," was a turning point in Irish history. It changed Irish society forever, most strikingly by greatly reducing the population.

Oct 18, 2016 · The Great Famine was a disaster that hit Ireland between 1845 and about 1851, causing the deaths of about 1 million people and the flight or emigration of up to 2.5 million more over the course of about six years.

Dec 3, 2020 · In 1845, a potato blight arrived in Ireland that would lead to the deaths of over a million people and the emigration of even more. John Crowley tells the story. The Great Famine (1845-1852)...

Great Famine - Relief Efforts, Ireland, 1845-1852: The British government's efforts to relieve the famine were inadequate. Because of the famine, Ireland's population went from almost 8.4 million in 1844 to 6.6 million by 1851.

The Great Irish Famine Online was launched at the National Famine Commemoration held in UCC on 12th May 2018. This milestone digital resource was a major collaboration between the Geography Department in UCC and the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht and has been an invaluable source of public history for current and future ...

Great Famine, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The Irish famine was the worst to occur in Europe in the 19th century: about one million people died from starvation or from typhus and other famine-related diseases.