The Irish Potato Famine (1 févr. 1845 – 31 mai 1852)
Description:
The Irish Potato Famine- also known as the Great Famine- was a period of mass starvation in Ireland caused by a disease called "late blight" that destroyed their potato crop. Because many Irish people relied on potatoes for most of their nutrition, they didn't have any food for almost ten years. More than one million people died.Ajouté au bande de temps:
Date:
1 févr. 1845
31 mai 1852
~ 7 years and 4 months