Great Famine
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The Great Famine was a catastrophic mid-19th-century potato blight in Ireland that caused mass starvation, disease, and a huge wave of emigration, particularly to North America.
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Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
famine
→
historical event → humanitarian crisis → |
| alsoKnownAs |
An Gorta Mór
→
Great Hunger → Irish Potato Famine → |
| commemoratedBy |
Irish National Famine Museum (Strokestown Park)
→
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) → annual famine commemorations in Ireland → |
| country |
Ireland
→
|
| endTime |
1852
→
|
| hasCause |
Phytophthora infestans
→
potato blight → |
| hasEffect |
changes in Irish agriculture
→
decline of Irish language → demographic shift toward North America → disease → economic collapse in rural Ireland → growth of Irish diaspora → increased anti-British sentiment in Ireland → land consolidation in Ireland → mass emigration → mass starvation → population decline in Ireland → rise of Irish nationalism → social upheaval in Ireland → urbanization in Ireland → |
| hasPoliticalContext |
British rule in Ireland
→
laissez-faire economic policy → landlord–tenant system in Ireland → |
| hasReliefEffortFrom |
British government
→
Quakers → charitable organizations → international donors → |
| locatedInTimePeriod |
19th century
→
Victorian era → |
| location |
Ireland
→
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → |
| mainDestinationOfEmigration |
Australia
→
Canada → Great Britain → United States → |
| mainFoodAffected |
potato
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|
| numberOfDeaths |
approximately 1000000
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|
| numberOfEmigrants |
approximately 1000000
→
|
| partOf |
history of Ireland
→
history of the United Kingdom → |
| significantEventFor |
British–Irish relations
→
Irish diaspora → Irish nationalism → |
| startTime |
1845
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|
| studiedIn |
Irish history
→
colonial studies → demography → economic history → |
Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
An Gorta Mór
→
An Gorta Mór ("Irish Potato Famine") → Great Famine ("Irish Potato Famine") → Great Famine ("Great Hunger") → |
alsoKnownAs |
|
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)
→
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) ("Irish Famine (1845–1852)") → |
commemorates |
|
Irish Canadian
→
Irish Canadian ("Irish Potato Famine") → |
significantImmigrationEvent |
|
Irish National Famine Museum (Strokestown Park)
→
|
dedicatedTo |
|
Irish diaspora
→
|
historicalCause |
|
Phytophthora infestans
("Irish Great Famine")
→
|
historicallyAssociatedWith |
|
Irish American
→
|
majorImmigrationCause |
|
Irish diaspora
("Great Famine (1845–1852)")
→
|
peakMigrationEvent |
|
Victorian era
("Irish Famine (Great Famine)")
→
|
significantEvent |