Great Hunger
Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between 1845 and 1849, decimating Ireland's population and resulting in emigration on an unprecedented scale.
Mayo’s starving walked 15 miles for food and were told to wait until lunch was over
The lost Famine census written by 99 priests who watched Ireland starve
This is the oldest known photo of an Irish Famine survivor
The 1847 letter that branded Famine soup sellers soul jobbers in the Cork Examiner
More emigrants left Derry in 1883 than in the worst year of the Great Hunger
Families hit hardest by the Famine produced Ireland’s rebels two generations later
Forty famine ships lay off Grosse Île in 1847 with 12,500 people waiting on board
How Ireland's 1848 rebellion against the British ended in a cabbage patch
Ireland's Famine Black '47: A tragic chapter in Irish history
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