A-Z: General definitions: Irish Famine

Definition

The Great Irish Famine of 1845-52 was due to extreme weather conditions in successive years resulting in poor harvests, starvation and epidemic disease. Its effects were exacerbated by political mismanagement. Particularly affected were potatoes, subject to potato blight, which formed the staple diet of the lowest economic classes. 

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