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Black 47 Outbreak
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- Science
In 1845, potato blight hit Europe, crippling isolated Ireland. Potato crops failed and despite efforts, famine ensued. But like most famines, it isn't just a lack of food that creates a disaster. Politics has a role to play in human suffering and disease.
Music: Lost Radiance - On The Planet Far Away (ver. 1)
Sources:
Websites –
Irish Potato Famine. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine
The Blight Begins. The History Place. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/begins.htm
Epidemic Diseases of the Great Famine. History Ireland. https://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/epidemic-diseases-of-the-great-famine/
Journal Articles –
Kelly BD. The Great Irish Famine (1845-52) and the Irish asylum system: remembering, forgetting, and remembering again. Irish Journal of Medical Science. 2019 Aug; 188 (3): 953 - 958
Books -
Ireland: Land, People, History. Chapter 16: Famine. Richard Killeen
In 1845, potato blight hit Europe, crippling isolated Ireland. Potato crops failed and despite efforts, famine ensued. But like most famines, it isn't just a lack of food that creates a disaster. Politics has a role to play in human suffering and disease.
Music: Lost Radiance - On The Planet Far Away (ver. 1)
Sources:
Websites –
Irish Potato Famine. History.com. https://www.history.com/topics/immigration/irish-potato-famine
The Blight Begins. The History Place. http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/begins.htm
Epidemic Diseases of the Great Famine. History Ireland. https://www.historyireland.com/18th-19th-century-history/epidemic-diseases-of-the-great-famine/
Journal Articles –
Kelly BD. The Great Irish Famine (1845-52) and the Irish asylum system: remembering, forgetting, and remembering again. Irish Journal of Medical Science. 2019 Aug; 188 (3): 953 - 958
Books -
Ireland: Land, People, History. Chapter 16: Famine. Richard Killeen
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