Great Famine (Ireland)
"Irish famine" redirects here. For other famines in Ireland, see Irish famine (disambiguation). Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852 Great Famine an Gorta Mór/Drochshaol Scene at Skibbereen during the Great Famine, by Cork artist James Mahony (1810–1879), commissioned by The Illustrated London News , 1847. Country United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Location Ireland Period 1845–1849 Total deaths 1 million Observations Policy failure, potato blight Theory Corn Laws, Poor Law Amendment Act, Gregory clause, Encumbered Estates' Court, Crime and Outrage Bill (Ireland) 1847, Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848, Three Fs Relief see below Impact on demographics Population fell by 20–25% due to mortality and emigration Consequences Permanent change in the country's demographic, political and cultural landscape Website See List of memorials to the Great Famine Preceded by Irish Famine (1740–41) ( Bliain an Á...