1740–1741 The Irish Famine of (jan 1, 1740 – dec 31, 1741)
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The Irish Famine of 1740–1741 (Irish: Bliain an Áir, meaning the Year of Slaughter) in the Kingdom of Ireland, is estimated to have killed between 13% and 20% of the 1740 population of 2.4 million people, which was a proportionately greater loss than during the Great Famine of 1845–1852Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1740
dec 31, 1741
~ 1 years and 11 months