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The Great Famine in Ireland - 0 views

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      This is another privately-run site. The chief qualification for the two men operating the site is that "both have lived in Ireland for their whole lives." This should be considered when using this site.
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      The demographic section is interesting; it has a map showing where most of the potato farming took place. I didn't realize it was concentrated chiefly in the western part of Ireland.
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      "The Potato" section provides a little bit of the science behind how the potato blight works - including a picture of a 'blighted' potato
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      "Emigration" has a simplified chart showing the emigration patterns to different parts of the world (USA, Canada, Britain)
  • This section was written for The Ireland Story by Wesley Johnston.
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    One more interesting website with lots of resources on the history of Ireland and its people; this specific site I've tagged is yet again regarding the potato blight. It some more images that could be used in the classroom.
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