Potato Famine (1 ene 1845 año – 1 ene 1849 año)
Descripción:
Ireland suffers the Great Potato Famine when entire crops of potatoes, the staple Irish food, are ruined. The famine was a consequence of the appearance of blight, the potato fungus. About 800,000 people died as a result of the famine. A large number of people migrated to Britain, the United States, Canada and Australia.
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fecha:
1 ene 1845 año
1 ene 1849 año
~ 4 years