Talk:Irish Famine (1740–1741)

message: I move to change this from "Irish Famine (1740-1741)" to the name by which it is commonly known, Blianan a air. Thoughts? Fergananim (talk) 14:29, 23 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: bliain an áir

message: Paragraph 2 in Causes has an odd turn of phrase: "Though no barometric or temperature readings for Ireland (population in 1740 of 2.4 million people) survive from the Great Frost, English people were using the mercury thermometer invented 25 years earlier by the German pioneer Fahrenheit. Indoor values during January 1740 were as low as 10 °F (−12 °C)" .
I *think* the author is trying to say that no barometric/temperature reading exist from the time measuring temperatures in Ireland, but ones from England do, and these were reading as low as 10 °F (−12 °C) at the time. Do other people think this is what might be said? Needs rewriting anyway, also needs a reference. Plus I am not sure how meteorologically relevant it is to compare temperatures in England (and which part, England has a wide climatic range) to those in Ireland.
--mgaved (talk) 21:05, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: It is an odd turn of phrase. I have a copy of Dickson's book here somewhere and will see if he has anything to say on the matter. May be tomorrow before I get back on this. RashersTierney (talk) 21:19, 6 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text: p11 from above; "Scientific enthusiasts in Dublin and Cork had begun to measure weather, specifically rainfall and temperature, but they could offer little insight into why..." and p12 ; "No barometric or temperature readings for Ireland made during the Great Frost survive" and "...but even in England there were only a few men who by 1739 were in the habit of regularly taking temperature readings." I think the author is pretty clear, and that your interpretation is correct, just that it hasn't been very well put in the article. I'll edit the article with a view to clarifying when I have a bit more time. RashersTierney (talk) 00:14, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
replies: text:  cheers RashersTierney. That would be great, nice referencing as well, will strenghten the article. --mgaved (talk) 14:03, 7 June 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: "English people"

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message: Might I respectfully suggest that this section does not convey the comprehensive picture such a broad and contentious heading demands.  I respectfully suggest that it should either be removed, renamed, fleshed out or otherwise amended. What is the uninitiated reader to make of it? Kind Regards,
M.H.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 37.121.199.207 (talk) 10:21, 3 June 2019 (UTC)
thread_title:  Protestants and alms giving. 

message: American readers may mistake the corn referred to here as maize, so the article should be specific about which kind of corn is meant, or use the generic "grain" to refer to multiple varieties of corn. The 1740 Corn Census refers to Wheat, Rye, Meslin, Oats, Meal and Barly.http://jbhall.clahs.ie/1740_corn_census_of_county_louth.htm Greenman (talk) 15:48, 20 August 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Corn 

message: Comparing the two Irish famines, this article says:
> is estimated to have killed between 13% and 20% of the 1740 population of 2.4 million people, which was a proportionately greater loss than during the Great Famine of 1845–1852
While the Irish Potato Famine says:
> causing the country's population to fall by 20–25%
I fail to see how 13-20% is greater than 20-25%. There should be some clarification here on what is meant by "proportionately greater" 93.66.164.57 (talk) 17:53, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: That includes refugees and emigration, however the given figure of 1 million deaths for the 1840s famine is still ~12% and not far off. 90.242.186.141 (talk) 08:29, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Impact comparison to Irish Potato Famine