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.
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How a storm brought salvation to a Co Kerry community during the Great Famine
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Ireland's Great Hunger Museum acquies two Famine era paintings
Roscommon man walking Ireland's National Famine Way for charity to mark 90th birthday
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Irish population was in serious decline before the Vikings arrived
The Irish "mudcrawlers" who fled to Wales during the Great Hunger
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