Great Famine

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famine historical event humanitarian crisis

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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All labels observed (15)

Label Occurrences
Great Famine canonical 11
Great Famine in Ireland 3
Irish Potato Famine 3

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf famine ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
humanitarian crisis ⓘ
alsoKnownAs An Gorta Mór ⓘ
Great Famine ⓘ
surface form: Great Hunger

Great Famine ⓘ
surface form: 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 UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government

Religious Society of Friends ⓘ
surface form: 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 of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
mainFoodAffected potato ⓘ
numberOfDeaths approximately 1000000 ⓘ
numberOfEmigrants approximately 1000000 ⓘ
partOf history of Ireland ⓘ
history of the United Kingdom ⓘ
significantEventFor British–Irish relations ⓘ
Irish diaspora ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ
startTime 1845 ⓘ
studiedIn Irish history ⓘ
colonial studies ⓘ
demography ⓘ
economic history ⓘ

Referenced by (30)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish American → majorImmigrationCause → Great Famine ⓘ
Great Famine → alsoKnownAs → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Potato Famine
Great Famine → alsoKnownAs → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Hunger
Irish Canadian → significantImmigrationEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
Irish Canadian → significantImmigrationEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Potato Famine
Victorian era → significantEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Famine (Great Famine)
Phytophthora infestans → historicallyAssociatedWith → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Great Famine
An Gorta Mór → alsoKnownAs → Great Famine ⓘ
An Gorta Mór → alsoKnownAs → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Potato Famine
Irish diaspora → historicalCause → Great Famine ⓘ
Irish diaspora → peakMigrationEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine (1845–1852)
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) → commemorates → Great Famine ⓘ
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) → commemorates → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Famine (1845–1852)
Irish National Famine Museum (Strokestown Park) → dedicatedTo → Great Famine ⓘ
Black 47 → setInPeriod → Great Famine ⓘ
National Famine Commemoration Day → commemorates → Great Famine ⓘ
National Famine Commemoration Day → relatedTo → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Irish Famine
National Famine Commemoration Day → historicalContext → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine in Ireland 1845–1852
Irish Australians → significantEventInMigrationHistory → Great Famine ⓘ
Irish national famine commemoration sites network → commemorates → Great Famine ⓘ
Irish national famine commemoration sites network → commemorates → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Famine
Strokestown Park → theme → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Irish Great Famine
Strokestown Park → associatedWith → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine of Ireland
Irish people → historicalEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine in Ireland
Skibbereen → historicalEventAssociation → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine in Ireland
History of County Cork → includesEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine in County Cork
West Cork → hasHistoricalEvent → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine emigration
Young Ireland → historicalContext → Great Famine ⓘ
Young Ireland movement → associatedWith → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine period
Irish Rebellion of 1848 → historicalPeriod → Great Famine ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Famine in Ireland