Great Hunger
Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between 1845 and 1849, decimating Ireland's population and resulting in emigration on an unprecedented scale.
Moving letter home to Mom and Dad from an Irish famine emigrant in 1850
Ireland's National Famine Way commemorates the "Missing 1,490"
Ireland's population is now the biggest since before the Famine, census reveals
Pre-Famine census recovered 100 years after shelling of Four Courts
What do the Irish drink?
On This Day: 40 Irish Famine ships anchored at Grosse Île quarantine station in 1847
The sad racist history behind the song “No Irish Need Apply”
Dublin exhibition marks 175th anniversary of Irish Famine's "Black '47"
Billy the Kid's Irish mother, a Great Hunger survivor
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