Irish Famine (1 gen 1845 anni – 1 gen 1849 anni)
Descrizione:
The majority of the population of Ireland relied almost only on potatoes for food. In 1846, the potato crop failed from disease (blight), and was followed by more-devastating failures in the following years- About 1 million people died from starvation or other famine-related diseases
- The number of Irish who emigrated during the famine may have reached two million
Aggiunto al nastro di tempo:
Data:
1 gen 1845 anni
1 gen 1849 anni
~ 4 years
