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.
LISTEN: Rents, riots and volcanoes – Ireland on the brink of the Great Hunger
Irish women’s Great Hunger immigration examined at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut
LISTEN: The Great Famine podcast series – the Irish rebel Anne Devlin
Did the Irish Famine trigger mental illness in the Irish?
British “horrified” by brutal Irish Famine episode of “Victoria” drama
National Famine Commemoration Day - Irish Great Hunger memorials to visit
Glasgow memorial to Irish Great Hunger deemed offensive
A virtual tour of New York’s Great Hunger memorial
The Great Hunger before the Irish Famine
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