the great famine

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the great famine

consequences

they stopped teaching the Irish language in schools as they believed that Irish was a poor persons language

bitterness towards Britain claiming that they didn't help as much as they could have

1 million people fled to america

1 million people died

dates

the great famine started in 1845 and ended in 1851

there were 14 partial or complete famines from 1816 till 1842

relief measures

workhouses as a last resort

many people in workhouses died from disease not starvation.

soup kitchens to feed the hungry

sir robbery peel sent over from America indian maize

cause

young marriages

people were marrying young and created a higher population which led to the over dependence on the potato crop

over dependece

in Ireland the families depended too much on the potato crop as it was their staple diet

sub division of land-

through generations families split up their land to give to their decendents