About the Irish Potato Famine
Events Leading to the Famine
A family being evicted by their landlord (Source: Lawrence Collection, National Library of Ireland)
Eviction Scene
Disease
Loss Language and Culture
Growing Resentment
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What Caused the Famine
Result of Famine
Starving people clamor at the gates of a workhouse during the Irish potato famine. Illustration: Hulton Archive
Emigration and Coffin Ships
Relief
-lowered or waived tariffs on wheat
-roads were built that went nowhere
Stereotypes
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So Was the Famine a Genocide?
There were many ship loads with food leaving Ireland during the famine .some estimate between 6-8 a day .laws set to prevent some foods from staying in Ireland Many English policies led to the events of the Famine .plantations gave large holdings to non-Catholic .language laws prevented the teaching of Gaelic .Irish Catholic had no representation in England government .Act of Union of 1800 left no local control in Ireland |