The Irish Potato Famine

GPTKB entity

Statements (61)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_events
gptkbp:caused_by potato blight
gptkbp:caused_the_death_of around 1 million people
gptkbp:commemorated_by various organizations
memorials in Ireland
gptkbp:consequences land ownership issues
gptkbp:depicted_in historical novels
films and documentaries
gptkbp:ended 1852
gptkbp:founded_in Irish nationalism
relief organizations
gptkbp:has_influenced Irish-American identity
Irish political thought
gptkbp:has_led_to cultural memory in Ireland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Irish Potato Famine
gptkbp:influenced Irish diaspora communities
gptkbp:inspired gptkb:literature_and_art
gptkbp:involved_the_failure_of the potato crop
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of gptkb:political_debates
gptkb:academic_research
gptkb:historical_fiction
documentary filmmaking
gptkbp:is_affected_by British government policies
approximately 1 million people
gptkbp:is_analyzed_in socioeconomic impacts
gptkbp:is_associated_with the rise of the Irish diaspora
gptkbp:is_often_compared_to other famines in history
gptkbp:is_often_discussed_in colonialism in Ireland
gptkbp:is_often_referenced_in discussions of food security
gptkbp:is_remembered_for gptkb:National_Famine_Memorial_Day
human suffering
its impact on population demographics
gptkbp:is_studied_in historical research
sociology and anthropology
gptkbp:key_event Irish collective memory
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Great_Famine
gptkbp:led_to emigration from Ireland
Irish agricultural policy
agricultural practices in Ireland
gptkbp:memorials songs and poetry
gptkbp:notable_event 19th-century Europe
gptkbp:occurs_in gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:prompted charitable responses from abroad
gptkbp:resulted_in increased mortality rates
mass starvation
gptkbp:significant_event Irish history
gptkbp:started_in 1845
gptkbp:topics Irish studies
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for social change in Ireland
gptkbp:was_a_factor_in gptkb:the_Irish_War_of_Independence
the decline of the Irish language
gptkbp:was_a_humanitarian_crisis in the 19th century
gptkbp:was_a_result_of political neglect
dependency on a single crop
gptkbp:was_a_turning_point_for Irish society
gptkbp:was_characterized_by mass migration
gptkbp:was_followed_by the Land War
gptkbp:was_influenced_by economic conditions
gptkbp:was_marked_by food shortages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:19th_Century_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6