The Famine

Question 1

Irish Lfe in the 1840’s

Answer 1

More than 70% of the Irish Population still lived in the countryside in under a century the Irish population has doubled to 8.2 Million, Irish people tended to marry young and have large families at the time.

Question 2

Causes of the Famine

Answer 2

Potato Blight is a fungus that spreads in damp and human weather and destroys potato crops in 1845 blight arrived in Ireland causing the Poatoa to fail

Question 3

The Famine Years

Answer 3

1845 farmers notice the Potato stalks turning black
1846 two thirds of the years crop was lost to blight
1847 which is the Black 47, People had very few seeds to plant so the crop was very smalll estimated 300000 - 500000 died