A famine in Ireland resulting from a potato blight; between 1846 and 1851 a million people starved to death and 1.6 million emigrated (most to America). Synonyms: the Great Calamity, the Great Hunger, the Great Starvation.
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Words linked to "The Irish Famine" : famine, the Great Hunger |
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