the famine

Question 1

where was the only part of Ireland that experienced the industrial revolution

Answer 1

north east region around belfast

Question 2

what where the 3 major groups in ireland

Answer 2

landlords
tenant farmers
cottiers

Question 3

landlords

Answer 3

descended from English and Scottish settlers
rented outland to tenant farmers
many were absentee landlords and lived in England
a land agent collected rent for them

Question 4

two types of tenant farmers

Answer 4

LARGE FARMERS (rented more than 30 acres )
grew wheat and barley and reared a few cattle and sheep
diet consisted of meat, vegetables, potatoes and milk
SMALL FARMERS ( rented between 5-30 acres)
subdivided farm between sons
diet consisted of milk and potatoes

Question 5

cottiers

Answer 5

rented an acre of land from a farmer
sometimes had to rent extra land out called conacre (land rented out to grow potatoes)
lived in one room cabins with thatched roofs
4million cottiers and families were dependent on potato

Question 6

causes of famine

Answer 6

rise in population
subdivision
dependence in population
potato blight

Question 7

reason british government did not give out free food

Answer 7

they were worried the irish would become lazy

Question 8

what did the british government do to prevent the famine

Answer 8

peel brimstone ( maize from America very hard to eat not cooke properly)
public work schemes (most people too weak to work on these schemes )
poor law act ( landlords had to pay poor rate(tax) which was used to pay for the building of workhouses family separated, treated like criminals and disease spread in workhouses
soup kitchens

Question 9

why were emigrants angry at british

Answer 9

they did not stop the export of food out of ireland

Question 10

what the private charities do to help

Answer 10

the quakers set up soup kitchens which gave free food to the starving

Question 11

what ships did people leave in

Answer 11

coffin ships people died of fever in the overcrowded conditions

Question 12

what were the effects of the famine

Answer 12

fall in population
end of subdivision
decline in irish language
emigration
agriculture change
emigration landlords lost estates

Question 13

drop in population

Answer 13

1million died
1 million emigrated
cottiers nearly wiped out as class

Question 14

end of subdivion

Answer 14

only eldest son got land
youngers sons and daughters emigrated to cities
the eldest son took over land
family size got smaller as the son married later (population decline)

Question 15

decline in irish language

Answer 15

irish speaking regions in the suffered most from death and emigration
irish language continued to decline after famine as people needed English to emigrate

Question 16

emigration

Answer 16

1 million people emigrated
most emigrants blamed the british government for the famine and as a result were strong supporters of groups that wanted to drive the british out of Ireland using force
they gave financial aid to the irb in the war of independence

Question 17

agriculture change

Answer 17

the agriculture changed from tillage to cattle rearing and dairy farming
fall in population caused farms to increase

Question 18

landlords sold estates

Answer 18

many landlords went bankrupt and sold their estates

the new landlords evicted their tenants for more profitable farming such as cattle rearing and dairy farming