The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine or the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. It was a major historical and social crisis with a lasting impact on Irish society and history. The areas most severely affected were in western and southern Ireland, where the Irish language was dominant and where the period was known at the time as an Drochshaol, meaning the bad life or the hard times. Debate continues over what to call the event, including whether it should be the Famine, the Potato Famine, or the Great Hunger.
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Death Toll, Low EstimateThe exact death toll is not known; contemporary record-keeping was incomplete. Roughly one million deaths is the commonly cited estimate. Connections
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Wikimedia FoundationLead section, sentence naming the famine's span and location
was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. It constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish society and history.
Lead section, sentence naming Ireland as the site of the famine
was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. It constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish society and history.
Sentence on population effects, following the Black '47 reference
During the Great Hunger, roughly one million people died and over one million more emigrated, causing the country's population to fall by 20-25% between 1841 and 1871.
Sentence on population effects, following the Black '47 reference (restated as the same point estimate)
During the Great Hunger, roughly one million people died and over one million more emigrated, causing the country's population to fall by 20-25% between 1841 and 1871.
Great Famine (Ireland): Event Type
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine or the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852.
In Era: The Late Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, dates
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger ( ), the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland f
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