Search 120,491 Tips
The Famine Years.
Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about History and other Irish topics.
The Famine Years.
The Irish potato famine lasted for five years (1845 - 1850). The potato blight had first surfaced in North America in 1844 and then in Europe in 1845, but the Irish Famine was of the longest duration. As a result of the famine, nearly one quarter of Ireland's population died as a result of starvation, fever and disease.
