When the Irish Potato Famine Struck

The term "vulnerable" is defined as "pain at the start" in the Oxford English dictionary. Ireland is aware that it is in defense when it is extremely hungry. From the 1790s to 1815, Ireland experienced economic growth through food demand and textile exports during the Napoleonic War. At the end of the war, this growth stopped.

Potato famine in Ireland is a major event in Ireland's history and has millions of victims. The direct cause of famine, often referred to as the "greatest disaster" that strikes Ireland, is that the potato has depleted many harvests and starvation and starvation of the Irish population. As a result, many Irishmen immigrated to mainland United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Hunger is thought to be due to the reasons of the early foundation of the American Irish community (Allan 5). However, if Britain solves the problem in different ways, the impact of famine may be alleviated. The dislike of Britain against Ireland and the development of the land law put Ireland into a financial crisis and Ireland completely relied on potatoes. This continued dependence exacerbates the influence of famine (Connell 281)

In the book "The Great Irish Potato Famine", James Donnelly is talking about a small background about why famine is so devastating to the people of Ireland. Throughout his writing, you can see the big picture of the great Irish potato famine. This book talks about the three major influences to Irish people before the famine: wealth, the surge of region and population. All of these factors lead to the destruction of the Irish potato famine. When I discovered that famine was my fundamental event, I wanted to know how the famine started. The main factors are population increase, region and wealth. Between 1750 and 1845, the population of Ireland increased from 6 million to 5 million. This is an increase of 325%. In the meantime, there are significant differences between the wealthy and the poor in Ireland, so the other two factors, region and wealth are important. Gap of rich and poor in most parts of Ireland