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Back to category: History Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. Great Irish Migration The Great Irish Migration The Great Famine of Ireland started in 1846 and lasted until 1850. The cause of the famine was potato crops, which were Ireland’s largest growing crops. The price of food rose because of the failing crops. The farmers couldn’t pay their rent and taxes because of the rotting crops. Peasants ate the rotten potatoes and became sick. Soon large villages were sick with cholera and typhus. Priests tried to help starving but they could not help them a... Posted by: Carlos Hernandez Limited version - please login or register to view the entire paper. |
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