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Great Famine

Ireland
The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of starvation and disease in Ireland lasting from 1845 to 1852 that constituted a historical social crisis and subsequently had a major impact... Wikipedia
Start date: 1845
End date: 1852
Location: Ireland
Causes: Policy failure, potato blight
Total deaths: 1 million
Consequences: Permanent change in the country's demographic, political, and cultural landscape
Effect on demographics: Population fell by 20–25% due to death and emigration