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Potato Famine — Potato Fam|ine, the a ↑famine in Ireland in 1845 46, caused when the failure of the potato crop led to a serious lack of food all over the country. As a result, many people died of hunger and many others left Ireland to go to live in the US. The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
potato famine — a disaster that happened in Ireland between 1845 and 1847 when most of the potato crop was destroyed by a plant disease. Potatoes were the main food of the poor in Ireland then, and about a million people died for lack of food. At least another… … Universalium
Potato Famine — /pəˈteɪtoʊ fæmən/ (say puh taytoh famuhn) noun → Great Famine (def. 1) …
Irish Potato Famine — (1845–49) Famine that occurred in Ireland when the potato crop failed in successive years. By the early 1840s almost half the Irish population, particularly the rural poor, was depending almost entirely on the potato for nourishment. A reliance… … Universalium
Highland Potato Famine — The Highland Potato Famine was a food crisis caused by potato blight that struck the Scottish Highlands causing over 1.7 million [highlandclearances.info, [http://www.highlandclearances.info/clearances/clearances emigration.htm Emigration for the … Wikipedia
European Potato Famine — The European Potato Famine was a food crisis caused by potato blight that struck Northern Europe in the mid 1840s. The time is also known as the Hungry Forties. While the crisis produced excess mortality and suffering across the affected areas,… … Wikipedia
Irish potato famine — Hungernde irische Familie in Carraroe, County Galway Die als Große Hungersnot, (engl. Great Famine, Irish potato famine oder irisch An Gorta Mór) in die Geschichte eingegangene Hungersnot zwischen 1845 und 1849 (bzw. 1851) war die Folge mehrerer… … Deutsch Wikipedia
(the) potato famine — the potato famine [the potato famine] a disaster that happened in Ireland between 1845 and 1849 when most of the potato crop was destroyed by a plant disease. Potatoes were the main food of the poor in Ireland then, and about a million people… … Useful english dictionary
Potato Council — Motto Supporting the British Potato Industry Formation 1997 Legal status Division of a Non departmental public body Purpose/focus Potatoes in GB Location … Wikipedia
Great Irish Potato Famine — noun → Great Famine (def. 1) …
