Ireland Flashcards
1
Q
Why did thousands of families leave Ireland in the 19th century?
A
- Rising rents and prices
- Bad landlords
- Poor harvests
2
Q
What was the Potato Famine?
A
A potato disease that killed the crop most Irish depended on to survive
3
Q
What did the Potato Famine cause?
A
A mass migration of the Irish in the 1840s, caused a million to emigrate to Britain and the USA
4
Q
Where did Irish people work and live when they moved to the UK?
A
Factories in the north weat of England, specifically Liverpool
5
Q
What did many Irish families appear in?
A
A poor state - hungry, weak and sick - and found themselves living in ‘court dwellings’
