Great Famine in Ireland

GPTKB entity

Statements (58)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:dam
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:An_Gorta_Mór
gptkb:Irish_Potato_Famine
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Phytophthora_infestans
potato blight
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:National_Famine_Commemoration_Day
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:emigratedTo approximately 1 million
gptkbp:endDate 1852
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Great Famine in Ireland
gptkbp:impact gptkb:urban_development
political change
demographic change
rural depopulation
social upheaval
decline of Irish language
diaspora expansion
rise of Irish nationalism
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Famine_Memorial,_Dublin
gptkb:Famine_Memorial,_Murrisk
gptkb:National_Famine_Memorial
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Empire
gptkb:Charles_Trevelyan
gptkb:Irish_diaspora
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:Robert_Peel
gptkb:Australia_immigration
gptkb:Irish_Catholic_Church
gptkb:Irish_Republicanism
gptkb:United_States_immigration
gptkb:coffin_ships
gptkb:Poor_Law
public works
Irish mythology
Irish nationalism
tenant farmers
landlords
Canada immigration
Irish language decline
Protestant missions
Scotland immigration
blight-resistant potatoes
corn laws
food exports
potato crop failure
relief efforts
workhouse system
gptkbp:significantEvent soup kitchens
population decline
workhouses
mass emigration
land evictions
gptkbp:startDate 1845
gptkbp:victim approximately 1 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Encumbered_Estates_Act_1849
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5