THE GREAT FAMINE

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THE GREAT FAMINE
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The great Irish potato famine

• The Irish famine began in 1845 and continued
  until 1851. More than 1 million died in 3 years
  as a result of hunger and diseases and much the
  same number emigrated to Great Britain, the
  United States and Australia.

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Black 47

• Blight caused the famine. Blight was a disease
  that caused potatoes to rot in the fields. Many
  families fled their homes. Black 47 was the
  worst of all these years. Many people died of
  hunger and diseases and more people emigrated to
  America.

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Hurray we have landed!!!
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Emigration

• Emigration was when people fled from their homes
  because of the famine and hunger and diseases.
  Many of them died on the ships on their way to
  America while others drowned due to travelling on
  unsafe boats or ships. These ships became known
  as coffin ships.

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Soup kitchens

• Soup kitchens were set up by the government to
  try to relieve the starving
• Unfortunately the soup kitchens opened too late
  for most people
• If they had started six months earlier thousands
  of peoples lives could have been saved
• The usual system was to set up a kitchen at a
  crossroads or a meeting point. Meal and
  vegetables were boiled up in huge cauldrons
• For many people the distance to the soup kitchen
  was too far

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Can I have some food?
Yes.
soup kitchen
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Workhouses

• For some families their only hope of survival was
  to put their children in a workhouse. If a whole
  family went they were separated from each other.
  Disease was rife in these places so people were
  reluctant to go. In some cases children were put
  in workhouses while parents emigrated searching
  for a better life.

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