the Irish potato famine

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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 candy — is a Philadelphia delicacy though it is neither Irish nor a potato.It is an extremely sweet treat, generally made up of some blend of coconut, confectioner s sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, and milk or cream. These treats are about the size of a large… …   Wikipedia

• History of the Irish in Louisville — The history of the Irish in Louisville is a long one as involvement of Irish in Louisville, Kentucky dates to the founding of the city. The two major waves of Irish influence on Louisville were first the Scots Irish in the late 1700s, and those… …   Wikipedia

• The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …   Catholic encyclopedia

• 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

• History of the Irish in Indianapolis — Those of Irish ancestry have had a strong impact on the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. In total, they are the second largest ethnic group in Indianapolis. [Bodenhamer, David. The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press, 1994)… …   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

• European Potato Famine — The European Potato Famine was a food crisis caused by potato blight that struck Northern Europe in the mid 1840s. The time is also known as the Hungry Forties. While the crisis produced excess mortality and suffering across the affected areas,… …   Wikipedia

• The Irish Famine (book) — infobox Book | name = The Irish Famine title orig = translator = image caption = author = Colm Tóibín and Diarmaid Ferriter illustrator = cover artist = country = England, Ireland language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Profile… …   Wikipedia

• 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