The Irish Famine By

Ailbhe ,Amanda,Ryan

How it started ?

The famine started in 1845 Potato blight was first noted in Waterford

and Wexford Half of the crop had failed from the

fungus “phytopthera infestans “ Robert Peel, sent meal and corn also

known as maze to Ireland for the starving people

But.........

The corn was sold at market prices so people could not buy it and they still starved.

Lord Russell chose to not send corn to Ireland because he felt people grew other crops.

He did not know that they had to be exported to Britain.

People did not have work, money or food which resulted in people dying.

Emigration

In 1846 lots of people still emigrated. They emigrated because they could not

find work in Ireland. A ticket for the ship costed 3 pounds The Quakers helped but there wasan increase in emigration.

Eviction

If you did not pay your rent you were evicted from your home

Lots of people were evicted from their homes and left at the side of the road

Their houses were burnt down

Workhouses

When workhouses first opened very few people visited them.

However as food became more and more scarce many people over came their dislikes of workhouses.

Soon workhouses became packed as people desperately tried to find food and shelter.

Black 47

1847 was known as black 47 A hard winter in 1847 made conditions

even worse. A horrible disease called typhus spread

across Ireland. Soup kitchens were established in winter

of 1847.

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