The Irish Potato Famine

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The paper details the reasons for the Irish Potato Famine and its effect on history. An historical domino-effect is described that touches on social order, public health, America and Irish culture.

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"There are several factors that precipitated the Irish Potato Famine of the mid-1800s. First and foremost was the lop-sided distribution of land ownership. Most of the land was held by English and Anglo-Irish families ?the Ascendancy class. And many of these families were absentee landlords, spending most of their time in England. (Litton, 9) In contrast, the Irish families rented the land that they worked from this aristocracy. The farmers had no protection against eviction, and they could be forced off the land at any time. (Out of Ireland) Additionally, the rents were repressive at best, preventing the Irish families from accumulating wealth, destining them to a never-ending cycle of subsistence and poverty."

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