Emigration and the Great Famine
Birgit Braig Emigration and the Great Famine
What caused the Great Famine in Ireland?
The British government
A fungus on the potato plants
God
The climate change during that period
Why was Ireland hit so hard by the potato famine?
Give at least two reasons.
Where did most of the Irish immigrants go?
What happened to many farmers during the Great Hunger?
They had to leave their lands.
They had to go to Britain.
Their houses were destroyed.
They became landlords.
The result for the population was....
More than one answer possible.
... higher crime rates.
... life in overcrowded workhouses.
... better working conditions.
... emigration to Australia.
... starving to death.
How many people left Ireland until the end of the Great Famine in 1852?
1 million
2 - 3 million
76,000
2,000
What is the group of young people called that had to face the highest unemployment rate in Western Europe?
