The Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852)
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The Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852)
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In 1845, a fungus hit the potato crops of Ireland — ruining the harvest and creating a class crisis. But it was the British government’s response that turned the crisis into a national catastrophe. Dig into the history of Ireland’s Great Famine: | TED-Ed
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In 1845, a fungus hit the potato crops of Ireland — ruining the harvest and creating a class crisis. But it was the British government’s response that turned the crisis into a national catastrophe. Dig into the history of Ireland’s Great Famine: | TED-Ed
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The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852 claimed more than a million Irish lives and prompted a mass exodus from the starving country. Emigrants crowded into unsafe, unsanitary “coffin ships;” those who survived the up to nine-week journey across the Atlantic to Canada first had to quarantine at Grosse Île in the St. Lawrence River. So many were sick, the island’s medical facilities were overwhelmed. Today, a memorial on the island honours the thousands who died escaping poverty and hunger. Learn mo
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The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852 claimed more than a million Irish lives and prompted a mass exodus from the starving country. Emigrants crowded into unsafe, unsanitary “coffin ships;” those who survived the up to nine-week journey across the Atlantic to Canada first had to quarantine at Grosse Île in the St. Lawrence River. So many were sick, the island’s medical facilities were overwhelmed. Today, a memorial on the island honours the thousands who died escaping poverty and hunger. Learn mo
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