Irish Potatoe Famine
In the early 1800s, life in Ireland wasn't easy, Irish citizens got from day to day
by farming and relying on the potato. The potato was their main source of food and
money. With out the potato, the Irish would have nothing. No one was prepared for what
was about to happen in 1845, the beginning of the Great Irish Potato Famine.
In the early to mid 1800s Ireland was a very poor and difficult place to live. Most
of the land was owned by landowners that lived in England and rented their land out to
Irish citizens. The owners had almost no interest in their land and property in Ireland.
They only cared about getting their money from their renters. The rents were overpriced
and living costs in Ireland were also extremely high. The living conditions for the renters
in Ireland were horrible, with one-room houses that were expected to shelter whole
families. Another problem with the country was that over 70% of the population were
illiterate.......
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