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What is a famine?
A time when there is not enough food for people
What is the disease that destroyed the potato crops called?
Blight
What is the worst year of the famine referred to?
Black 47
What crop failed?
The potato
Name one country many Irish people moved to during the famine.
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What did the British Government decide to import from North America to try and help?
Indian corn
How long did the Irish Potato Famine last?
7 years
What type of help did some governments provide during the famine?
Sending food, soup kitchens, or work houses.
Name one job that people were asked to do as relief work
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Why were so many people affected by the famine in Ireland?
Because Irish people relied on potatoes as their main food source
Why were poorer Irish families hit the hardest?
Because they had little money and few food options
What was the Poor Law tax money used for?
Build workhouses
What is one effect of the famine on the population?
Many people died or emigrated.
How did the famine affect Irish culture and communities?
families were split, communities shrank, and traditions were disrupted
Coffin ships, because so many people died