[DOC] [TLE] Great Famine (Ireland) - Wikipedia [PAR] The Great Famine or the Great Hunger was a period of mass starvation, disease, 
and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. It is sometimes referred to, 
mostly outside Ireland, as the Irish Potato Famine, because about two-fifths of the 
population was ... During the famine, approximately one million people died and 
a million more... [DOC] [TLE] Great Famine | Irish history | Britannica.com [PAR] Jan 28, 2016 ... Famine that occurred in Ireland in 184549 when the potato crop failed in 
successive years. The crop failures were caused by late blight, a disease that 
destroys both ... By the early 1840s almost half the Irish populationbut primarily 
the ... who emigrated during the famine may have reached two million. [DOC] [TLE] Irish Potato Famine (18451849) - New World Encyclopedia [PAR] In the colonial context of Ireland's domination by Britain, the root cause of the 
famine was .... the island of Ireland's population had fallen to 4.4 million, about 
the same as the ... By 1854 between 1.5 and 2 million Irish left Ireland due to the 
harsh living ... Many agree that the British policies during the famine, particularly 
those... [DOC] [TLE] Ireland's population in the mid 1800's - Maps and Pictures [PAR] The Irish population in the years following the great famine. ... The reason for this 
was the Great Famine that itself caused the deaths of an estimated 1 million ... 
before the 1840's with some regularity, in 1830/31 particularly bad outbreaks of 
potato ... especially damp even for a regularly rain-drenched island such as 
Ireland. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Famine in Ireland, 1845-1849 - English Grammar Online [PAR] Two thirds of the population were involved in agriculture. ... The potato became 
the staple diet of much of the country during the early 1800s as it was ideally ... In 
the mid 1840's, Bishop Loras of Dubuque, Iowa, visited Ireland. .... The Irish 
Famine of 1846-50 took as many as one million lives from hunger and disease, 
and... [DOC] [TLE] What Caused the Irish Potato Famine? | Mises Institute [PAR] Was the Potato Famine an ecological accident, as historians usually say? ... in 
response to the Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century that killed one million 
people and ... The population of Ireland was high and the island had become 
densely ... These price shocks made a population decline inevitable. .... g1  2 
months ago. [DOC] [TLE] What Event in the 1840s Caused Many Irish to Leave Ireland? | The ... [PAR] The Irish Potato Famine, also called the Great Potato Famine, Great Irish Famine 
... while another 2 million are estimated to have left the island between 1845 and 
1855. ... crop in Ireland, providing 60 percent of the food needs of the population. 
... and 42 passengers died during the prolonged eight-week journey to Canada. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Irish Famine 1845-1851  A Brief Overview | The Irish Story [PAR] Oct 18, 2016 ... The potato was the staple food of the Irish rural poor in the mid ... so that it grew 
from about 2 million in 1741 to up to 8.75 million by 1847. ... Digging for potatoes 
during the famine. ... It spread from North America to Europe in the 1840s, 
causing .... died in the famine, triggering a long term population decline. [DOC] [TLE] The Great Famine of 1845 - History Learning Site [PAR] Ireland's Great Famine of 1845 is seen by some historians as a turning point in 
Ireland's history. ... Potatoes were the staple diet of the rural population of Ireland. 
... Also during the time of the famine, 1million of corn and barley were exported 
... Between 1846 and 1850, the population of Ireland dropped by 2 million which
... [DOC] [TLE] BRIA 26 2 The Potato Famine and Irish Immigration to America ... [PAR] Bill of Rights in Action WINTER 2010 (Volume 26, No. 2). Population Perils ... The 
Potato Famine killed more than 1 million people in five years and ... A major 
cause of Irish poverty was that more and more

Question: A potato famine during the 1840s caused this island's population to decline by about 2 million
Answer: Ireland