The Great Famine (Ireland) of 1847

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Irish_Potato_Famine
gptkbp:cause	potato blight
gptkbp:commemoratedBy	gptkb:National_Famine_Commemoration_Day
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:endDate	1852
gptkbp:estimatedEmigration	1 million
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	The Great Famine (Ireland) of 1847
gptkbp:impact	gptkb:disease emigration mass starvation
gptkbp:legacy	influence on Irish nationalism increased Irish emigration lasting impact on Irish culture resentment towards British rule significant population decline in Ireland
gptkbp:mainCropAffected	garlic
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Famine_Memorial_(Dublin) gptkb:Famine_Memorial_(Toronto) National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, Ireland)
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Black_'47 1847 British government relief efforts public works soup kitchens workhouses
gptkbp:notableMigration	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Britain gptkb:Canada gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notablePerson	gptkb:Charles_Trevelyan gptkb:John_Russell gptkb:Queen_Victoria gptkb:Robert_Peel
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Irish_diaspora gptkb:Repeal_of_the_Corn_Laws gptkb:Young_Irelander_Rebellion_of_1848
gptkbp:startDate	1845
gptkbp:subjectOf	books documentaries films academic studies
gptkbp:victim	1 million
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Black_47
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7