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From the Illinois State Board of Education: "Every public elementary school and high school may include in its curriculum a unit of instruction studying the causes and effects of mass starvation in mid-19th century Ireland. This period in world history is known as the 'Irish Famine,' in which millions of Irish died or emigrated. The study of this material is a reaffirmation of the commitment of free people of all nations to eradicate the causes of famine that exist in the modern world." |
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The Great Irish Famine
From the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education
"Between 1845 and 1850, more than a million Irish people starved to death while massive quantities of food were being exported from their country. A half million were evicted from their homes during the potato blight, and a million and a half emigrated to America, Britain and Australia, often on-board rotting, overcrowded 'coffin ships.' This is the story of how that immense tragedy came to pass." This "study guide was approved by the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education for inclusion in the Holocaust and genocide curriculum at the secondary level." It is available on this link. |
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New York City Walk
Irish Hunger Memorial
"In lower Manhattan, in Battery Park City, is the Irish Hunger Memorial by artist Brian Tolle. It floats above the ground - It's as if a piece of Ireland dropped down from the sky." |
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Ireland: The Great Famine
By Karis Wright, Alexis Olson and Audrey Larson
"In 1845, a disease infected the potato crop all over Ireland. The potato being the main food source of the Irish, made this result into a horrific, deadly famine killing millions. Some of the Irish people fled from the infected land in search of a new and pure world. They sought refuge in America and Canada. The others who stayed true to their homeland faced a war of life that shattered many dreams and put fear into the hearts of the Irish people." |
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Ireland's Great Famine 1845-1849
By Wesley Johnston.com
Introduction, Prelude to Famine, The Famine, and Effects of Famine are all outlined here. |
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Irish Hunger Memorial in Manhattan
Sponsored by the Battery Park City Authority
"The Irish Hunger Memorial garden - located on the corner of 290 Vesey and North End Avenue - is a beautiful example of outdoor art in New York." |
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The Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s
From the Victory Seed Company
An article written by Catharina Japikse. She asks the question at the end "Think it can't happen again?" and references "the corn disease that swept the United States from south to north, threatened the complete loss of the 1971 harvest, and panicked the stock market." |
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Irish Famine Links
From University College Cork
From the International Famine Centre in Ireland! Please note that not all of the links are live. |
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The Irish in America: 1840's-1930's
From the University of Virginia
"The Irish immigrant experience was not easy. Many washed onto the shores of America with few skills besides cooking, cleaning and just enough for them to work in factories. They also had to deal with bigotry and stereotypes too." |
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The Irish Famine
From Glencoe.com
"The Irish Potato Famine, or Great Famine, lasted for about five years. In just a short time, the demographics, or population make-up, of Ireland changed dramatically. About 1,100,000 people died of famine-related causes. Approximately 1,500,000 emigrated from Ireland, moving mostly to English-speaking countries. The largest number by far traveled to the United States, where they became an important part of the history of our nation." Here you can learn about the physical and cultural characteristics of Ireland; read about the events of Irish Potato Famine as well as firsthand accounts from newspapers in London, which documented the famine from start to end; and learn everything there is know about the potato! |
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