Ireland History Famine, 1845-1852 (Geographic Name)
- Great Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Great Irish Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Great Potato Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Irish Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Irish Potato Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Potato Famine, Ireland, 1845-1852
- Broader heading: Famines Ireland
Work cat.: The Irish famine, 1994.
Nardo, D. The Irish potato famine, 1990.
Kinealy, C. This great calamity: the Irish famine, 1845-1852, 1994: p. xv (external relief was provided to Ireland 1845-51)
Hollett, D. Passage to the New World : packet ships and Irish famine emigrants, 1845-51, 1995.
Britannica Micro., 15th: v. 5, p. 425 (Irish famine; assoc. with failure of Irish potato crop, 1845-46; led to 500,000 deaths and emigration of some 1,000,000 people)
Camb. pbk. encyc., 1994: Irish famine (widespread starvation of Irish peasantry followed the effects of potato blight in 1845-7; the pop. of Ireland fell by almost 25% bet. 1845 and 1851)