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The Irish Famine

The Irish Famine. By Tom , John , Shauna , and Laura. The main facts. The famine in Ireland started in 1845-1850 The worst year of the famine was 1847 The winter of 1847 is the coldest winter in living memory The blight first came in Waterford and Wexford

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The Irish Famine

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  1. The Irish Famine By Tom , John , Shauna , and Laura

  2. The main facts • The famine in Ireland started in 1845-1850 • The worst year of the famine was 1847 • The winter of 1847 is the coldest winter in living memory • The blight first came in Waterford and Wexford • The correct name for blight is Phytopthorainfestans fungus

  3. Irish Famine Facts • British Prime Minister Robert Peel sent Indian Corn from America but it cost money • Millions of people emigrated to places like America but they didn’t get there because the ships would sink or they would with disease • In 1840 there was on average 8.5 million people was in Ireland after the famine there was on average 2.5 million left

  4. HELP! • Soup kitchens were set up to help people • Workhouses were set up to let people live in houses and be feed they were also given jobs • They built the roads to no where • In soup kitchens they were given soup and bread • Soup kitchens only let 100 people in at a time

  5. Evictions • If people didn’t pay rent they would be evicted • Then the sheriffs came and knocked they would throw out the people • If the people would not leave they would put the house on fire

  6. Food prices during the Famine • The food prices rose immediately • Before the famine, men ate about 60 potatoes per day, women ate 45 potatoes per day • After the famine people didn’t even eat 2 potatoes per day

  7. Emigration • During the famine millions of people emigrated • In 1854 between 1and a half and 2 million Irish emigrated

  8. Results • The results of the famine left millions of people and families homeless

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