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Irish Potato Famine — (1845–49) Famine that occurred in Ireland when the potato crop failed in successive years. By the early 1840s almost half the Irish population, particularly the rural poor, was depending almost entirely on the potato for nourishment. A reliance… … Universalium
Irish potato famine — Hungernde irische Familie in Carraroe, County Galway Die als Große Hungersnot, (engl. Great Famine, Irish potato famine oder irisch An Gorta Mór) in die Geschichte eingegangene Hungersnot zwischen 1845 und 1849 (bzw. 1851) war die Folge mehrerer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Irish Potato Famine — noun → Great Famine (def. 1) … Australian English dictionary
Potato famine — may refer to:* Great Irish Famine, the famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1849 * Highland Potato Famine, a major agrarian crisis in the Scottish Highlands from 1846 to 1857 * European Potato Famine, the wider agrarian crisis in Europe… … Wikipedia
Highland Potato Famine — The Highland Potato Famine was a food crisis caused by potato blight that struck the Scottish Highlands causing over 1.7 million [highlandclearances.info, [http://www.highlandclearances.info/clearances/clearances emigration.htm Emigration for the … Wikipedia
Great Famine (Ireland) — The Great Famine ( ga. An Gorta Mór [The term has appeared in the titles of numerous books on the event, as demonstrated by [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=%22Gorta+Mo%CC%81r%22 =Search qt=results page this search on WorldCat] ] or ga. An… … Wikipedia
Great Famine — /greɪt ˈfæmən/ (say grayt famuhn) noun any of various major episodes of famine that have affected areas of the world, including: 1. Also, Potato Famine, Irish Potato Famine, Great Irish Potato Famine, Great Hunger. a famine which occurred in… … Australian English dictionary
Irish clans — are officially recognized groups of people who either share a surname or are descended from people who bore the surname. Finte na hÉireann or Clans of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland s co ordinating body for all Irish Clans worldwide. The… … Wikipedia
Famine — This article is about scarcity of food. For other uses, see Famine (disambiguation). Child victim of the Holodomor. A famine is a widespread scarcity of food. This phenomenon is usually accompanied or followed by regional malnutrition, starvation … Wikipedia
Irish literature — Introduction the body of written works produced by the Irish. This article discusses Irish literature written in English from about 1690; its history is closely linked with that of English literature. Irish language literature is treated… … Universalium
