Famine Flashcards
1
Q
eviction
A
forcing people to leave their homes and land
2
Q
cottier
A
a farm labourer
3
Q
tenant farmer
A
a farmer that rented a cottage and land from a landlord
4
Q
absentee
A
a person who owns and rents out land but lives somewhere else
5
Q
Cause of the famine
A
-Rise in population
rose rapidly from 5 million in 1801 to 8 million in 1841
-Subdivision
Farmer divided his land between sons.
Most people depended on farming because there was no industry except for north-east Ulster. Less land for each son
-Dependence on the potato
Totally depended on potato as food source.
If it failed for a couple of years it could cause a famine.
-Potato blight
appeared in Ireland in autumn 1845.
Caused 1/3 of potato crop to fail.
Cottier class faced starvation.
