a slide show giving a desciption of the Great Potato Famine in Ireland

1. IRSIH FAMINE
SEAN KEADY

2. When did the Irish Famine start?
• It started in 1845.

3. Where did this happen?
• It happened in Ireland.

4. How did this happen?
• Under British rule the country was paying
large amounts of rent and had to give up most
of their food.
• Disease was in the soil was killing the
potatoes.
Map of British rule
over Ireland

5. How many people died during the
Great Potato Famine?
• About 1,000,000 people(20% of the country’s
population).
• If this were to happen in the U.S today it
would be the same as 62,549,307 people
dying from hunger and disease.

6. Where did the people go for refuge?
• They fled to Boston, Massachusetts.
Map of Massachusetts

7. What did people do in Boston?
• Most people were homeless and on the
streets.
• Many children were separated from their
families and had to fend for themselves.

8. Are there any memorials?
• Ireland
• United States
• Great Britain
• Canada
• and Australia
Memorial for Irish Famine (Dublin)

9. When did the Irish Famine end?
• It ended in 1852.