作者:sophie young 10 年以前
953
the great famine
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