Topic
Great Irish Famine of 1845-49
Subject Environment
1845 CE – 1849 CE
The Great Irish Famine kills more than 1 million people and over 1.5 - 2 million emigrate.
People
- Abraham Lincoln
- Alphonse de Lamartine
- Anne Brontë
- Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
- Charles Dickens
Groups
- Red-haired people
- Irish people
- Scottish people
- Roman Catholic Christians
- Iceland (Danish dependency)
Cite this entry
Moran, J. (n.d.). Great Irish Famine of 1845-49. History Atlas. Retrieved 10 November 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/topics/great-irish-famine-of-1845-49/
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