2. The Irish famine was also called “the great
hunger.”
There were many famines in the early half of
the 19th century.
Peasants were almost dependant on the
source of potato.
3. Robert peel was the prime minister December
10th 1841 to June 29th 1846.
LordJohn Russell was the prime minister
from June 30th 1846 to February 21st 1852
Lord John Sir Robert Peel
Russell
4. Starving
people did not get help from the
government.
5. There were around 1 million deaths due to
this famine.