The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852 claimed more than a million Irish lives and prompted a mass exodus from the starving country. Emigrants crowded into unsafe, unsanitary “coffin ships;” those who survived the up to nine-week journey across the Atlantic to Canada first had to quarantine at Grosse Île in the St. Lawrence River. So many were sick, the island’s medical facilities were overwhelmed. Today, a memorial on the island honours the thousands who died escaping poverty and hunger. Learn mo
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The harsh realities of the Great Famine and its aftermath, a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. The famine led to widespread evictions of tenant farmers who could not pay rent, as landlords were also financially burdened. The family's small, temporary dwelling was a common sight after evictions, often built on common land. The Great Famine resulted in the deaths of approximately one million people and the emigration of another two million, permanently changing Ir
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