1. By Ailbhe,Amanda,Ryan

2.  The famine started in 1845  Potato blight was first noted in Waterford and Wexford  Half of the crop had failed from the fungus “phytopthera infestans “  Robert Peel, sent meal and corn also known as maze to Ireland for the starving people  The famine started in 1845  Potato blight was first noted in Waterford and Wexford  Half of the crop had failed from the fungus “phytopthera infestans “  Robert Peel, sent meal and corn also known as maze to Ireland for the starving people

3.  The corn was sold at market prices so people could not buy it and they still starved.  Lord Russell chose to not send corn to Ireland because he felt people grew other crops.  He did not know that they had to be exported to Britain.  People did not have work, money or food which resulted in people dying.

4.  In 1846 lots of people still emigrated.  They emigrated because they could not find work in Ireland.  A ticket for the ship costed 3 pounds  The Quakers helped but there was an increase in emigration.

5.  If you did not pay your rent you were evicted from your home  Lots of people were evicted from their homes and left at the side of the road  Their houses were burnt down

6.  When workhouses first opened very few people visited them.  However as food became more and more scarce many people over came their dislikes of workhouses.  Soon workhouses became packed as people desperately tried to find food and shelter.

7.  1847 was known as black 47  A hard winter in 1847 made conditions even worse.  A horrible disease called typhus spread across Ireland.  Soup kitchens were established in winter of 1847.

8.  Thanks for watching our power point i hope you liked it from ailbhe amanda and ryan