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 ...

Thousands of people emigrated to America across the Atlantic Ocean to escape this famine. In 1841, Ireland had a population of just over eight million. Approximately half of this population ...

making it older than both Stonehenge and the Egyptian pyramids. The Great Famine, also known as The Great Hunger, is a significant chapter in Irish history and a tragedy that had enduring effects ...