As emotive as the subject may be, Rot moves beyond sentiment, ideology and the false comforts of denial and denunciation.

From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed ... relief based on the principles of the free market. But the Irish Great Famine was not a return to the past. It was a complex and modern ...

How poor Irish Catholics were forced to choose between converting to Protestantism or starvation during Ireland's Great Hunger and ... of the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852).

Sir, - I believe that the Great Famine which started with the failure of the potato crop in 1845 changed the Irish character and culture. It was a turning point in our history. It strengthened our ...

Another difficulty is that the Great Hunger was not just an Irish event ... two either were consumed by the famine or joined the exodus in which, between 1845 and 1855, almost 1.5 million sailed ...

Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between 1845 and 1849, decimating Ireland's population and resulting in emigration on an ...

Between 1845 and 1849, Ireland was affected by a famine. This famine killed an estimated ... Some people emigrated to Great Britain and Australia, but most emigrated to America.

There are few events in Irish history as evocative or politically potent as the Great Famine. The blight that ... to the introduction of free trade in 1845, which drew Ireland’s large-scale ...