1. Lessons from a history of famines Dr. Eamon Phoenix

2. COUNTY Upper Lower bound bound bound bound Antrim20.315.0Leitrim50.242.9 Armagh22.215.3Limerick20.910.0 Carlow 8.8 2.7Longford26.720.2 Cavan51.842.7Louth14.6 8.2 Clare46.531.5Mayo72.058.4 Cork41.832.0Meath21.215.8 Derry10.1 5.7Monaghan36.028.6 Donegal18.710.7Offaly24.918.0 Down12.5 6.7Roscommon57.449.5 Dublin 0.7-2.1Sligo61.152.1 Fermanagh39.129.2Tipperary35.023.8 Galway58.046.1Tyrone22.315.2 Kerry36.122.4Waterford30.820.8 Kildare12.0 7.4Westmeath26.320.0 Kilkenny18.112.5Wexford 6.6 1.7 Laois29.121.6Wicklow 14.6 10.8 (Source: J. Mokyr, Why Ireland Starved) COUNTY Upper Lower bound bound bound bound Antrim20.315.0Leitrim50.242.9 Armagh22.215.3Limerick20.910.0 Carlow 8.8 2.7Longford26.720.2 Cavan51.842.7Louth14.6 8.2 Clare46.531.5Mayo72.058.4 Cork41.832.0Meath21.215.8 Derry10.1 5.7Monaghan36.028.6 Donegal18.710.7Offaly24.918.0 Down12.5 6.7Roscommon57.449.5 Dublin 0.7-2.1Sligo61.152.1 Fermanagh39.129.2Tipperary35.023.8 Galway58.046.1Tyrone22.315.2 Kerry36.122.4Waterford30.820.8 Kildare12.0 7.4Westmeath26.320.0 Kilkenny18.112.5Wexford 6.6 1.7 Laois29.121.6Wicklow 14.6 10.8 (Source: J. Mokyr, Why Ireland Starved)

3. YEAR 1 Acre 1-5 5-15 15-30 Above Total or less Acres Acres Acres 30 Acres Holdings ____________________________________________________________________________ 1847 73,000 139,000 269,000 164,000 157,000 803,000 1851 37,700 88,000 191,800 141,000 149,000 608,000 (Source: L Kennedy et al Mapping the Great Irish Famine) YEAR 1 Acre 1-5 5-15 15-30 Above Total or less Acres Acres Acres 30 Acres Holdings ____________________________________________________________________________ 1847 73,000 139,000 269,000 164,000 157,000 803,000 1851 37,700 88,000 191,800 141,000 149,000 608,000 (Source: L Kennedy et al Mapping the Great Irish Famine)

4. 18418,175,000 18516,552,000 18615,799,000 18714,412,000 ( Source: H. Litton, The Irish Famine: an Illustrated history ) 18418,175,000 18516,552,000 18615,799,000 18714,412,000 ( Source: H. Litton, The Irish Famine: an Illustrated history )

5. 1847 220,000 1848 181,000 1849 219,000 1850 214,000 1851 255,000 1852 369,000 1853 193,000 (Source: C Kinealy, The Great Calamity) 1847 220,000 1848 181,000 1849 219,000 1850 214,000 1851 255,000 1852 369,000 1853 193,000 (Source: C Kinealy, The Great Calamity)