the Great Famine

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:affectedPopulation Irish population
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Irish_Potato_Famine
gptkbp:cause gptkb:Phytophthora_infestans
potato blight
gptkbp:commemoratedBy gptkb:Famine_Memorial,_Dublin
gptkb:National_Famine_Commemoration_Day
gptkb:National_Famine_Memorial
gptkbp:documentedIn gptkb:historical_documents
contemporary newspapers
parliamentary reports
gptkbp:emigrationNumber approximately 1 million
gptkbp:endDate 1852
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Great Famine
gptkbp:influenced Irish nationalism
Irish emigration to Canada
Irish emigration to Australia
Irish emigration to the United States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:relatedTo British government response
workhouses
landlord-tenant system
gptkbp:resultedIn gptkb:disease
emigration
mass starvation
gptkbp:significance increased Irish diaspora
major demographic change in Ireland
decline of Irish language
gptkbp:startDate 1845
gptkbp:victim approximately 1 million
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Clew_Bay_Heritage_Centre
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6