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Ireland suffered a massive famine when a plant disease killed the crop?
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What happen to the potato crop in Ireland in the nineteeth century?
During the period from 1845 to 1852, Ireland suffered a famine due to the potato crop getting potato blight which destroyed the crop.
What crop failed resulting in the death of thousands of Irish?
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How did environmental conditions in mid-19th century Ireland influence migration patterns?
The famine killed Ireland's primary crop, forcing many Irish to leave the country
Where were the main countries the Irish went to during potato famine?
Ireland suffered the potato famine.It is know to the Irish as the Great Hunger, it was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852.It was caused when potato crop's failed, due to blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
Ireland suffered a massive famine when a plant disease killed the crop?
potato
What happen to the potato crop in Ireland in the nineteeth century?
During the period from 1845 to 1852, Ireland suffered a famine due to the potato crop getting potato blight which destroyed the crop.
When was the major immigration from Ireland the US?
During Ireland's potato famine because potatoes are a HUGE crop of Ireland
Why was the potato a critical crop for the Irish people?
The potato famine in Ireland maybe?
How did the one crop economy help lead to the famine in Ireland?
In the 1840s the potato was the main crop and a major part of the diet of the Irish people. A blight destroyed the potato crop from 1845 to the early 1850s, creating a major famine.
What crop failed resulting in the death of thousands of Irish?
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Why did thousands of people come to the United states from Ireland in the 1800s?
A disease in the potato crop caused enormous famine and disease.
How did environmental conditions in mid-19th century Ireland influence migration patterns?
The famine killed Ireland's primary crop, forcing many Irish to leave the country
What were the effects of the potato blight in Ireland?
Initially it destroyed the potato crop. This led to hunger and famine and many people dying or leaving Ireland, severely reducing the population, which still has not reached the same levels as they were before the famine began in 1845.
Where were the main countries the Irish went to during potato famine?
Ireland suffered the potato famine.It is know to the Irish as the Great Hunger, it was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852.It was caused when potato crop's failed, due to blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
Why was there a famine in Ireland in the 1840s?
the poorest tenant farmers had become totally dependent on a single crop for survival - the potato in 1845 and for the next 5 years the crop failed almost completely due to potato blight leaving these people with no food, no money to buy food - there was still plenty being exported and a UK government which believed in non intervention
How did the irish famine happen?
The potato crop got potato blight which destroyed the potatoes. Because it was the main food in Ireland at that time, many people began to starve. The famine lasted from about 1845 to 1852.
