Irish Immigration 1840 (jan 2, 1840 – aug 31, 1840)
Description:
the Famine or the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852.Great Famine, also called Irish Potato Famine, Great Irish Famine, or Famine of 1845–49, famine that occurred in Ireland in 1845–49 when the potato crop failed in successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.
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Date:
jan 2, 1840
aug 31, 1840
~ 8 months