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HISTORY
Impact of the famine on Irish society
Question | Answer |
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By how much did the Irish population fall between 1845 and 1850? | 2 million |
how many of these people died? | 1 million |
what happened when subdivision was banned? | all land was given to the eldest son and any other children had to move to cities for work |
why did the size of families decrease | people married later |
which parts of Ireland suffered most during the famine | the west and south west |
why did the Irish language decline | people needed to be able to speak English to emigrate |
who did the Irish people blame for the famine | the British government |
name an anti British organisation that thrived as a result of the blame being placed on the British | the IRB |
why did many landlords sell their land | they went bankrupt |
how did the new buyers improve standard of living for farmers | they increased farm sizes |