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.
Facts about The Great Famine emigration out of Ireland
Irish Famine survivors, lest we forget, it was not so long ago
Irish imprisoned in Bermuda during the Great Famine for stealing food
How Irish Famine immigrants changed New York forever
How the Irish helped build Canada
Old Irish recipe dessert dating back to the 1840s workhouses
Irish ancestors of Kennedy, Reagan, Obama, and Biden emigrated within 10 years of each other
50,000 Famine Irish were deported back to Ireland from the US
The contribution of Irish labor in the US following the Great Famine
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