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The Great Famine - Coggle Diagram
The Great Famine
Causes of the Great Famine
Potato Blight
Cottiers were working in exchange for rent rather then money
Reliance on the Potato
Rise in population
Widespread poverty
Subdivision of land
The Famine
Evictions
Typhus + Cholera
Coffin Ships
Laissez-faire
Workhouse
Overflowing
Families - Split up
Soup Kitchen
The Quakers
The Irish Diaspora
Chain Migration
Irish Diaspora
Industrial Revolution
Cottage Industry
Life in Britain
Irish were among the poorest
Many died from diseases
Irish became involved in the building trade and transport (dockers)
Irish helped build the British cana, road, + rail networks
Irish Diaspora in US
Emigration to US = Expensive
Castle Garden
Ellis Island
Most emigrants spoke Irish so their arrival was not welcomed
Over 41 mill Americans claim Irish ancestry
Impact of the Famine
Fall in Population
Change in Farming Practices
Rise in anti-British feeling
Decline of Irish language
New Emigration trends
1840's in Britain + Ireland
Advances in Agriculture
Norfolk System (Charles Townshend's)
Enclosure
Selective Breeding (Robert Bakewell)
Seed Drill (Jethro Tull)
Mechanical Reaper (Cyrus McCormick)
Ireland
70% of Irish still lived in the countryside
Most farmers = Tenant Farmers
Large/Small Farmers
Cottiers