The Collapse Of The Irish Potato Famine
I. The Irish Potato Famine was a catastrophic event in Irelands history. Almost a million people died during this harsh time. They had lost their main food source and barely had food for one person let alone their families witch consisted of 5-7 people on average. At the time they were considered a part of Britain but Britain did not help much during their crisis. The Irish Potato Famine of Ireland in 1845 resulted in a great population loss, a changed economy, and a substantial emigration of citizens to the United States.
II. How the potatoes effected the Irish
A. When the potato crap failed the Irish still tried to eat them
1. The potato crop failed again from 1846 through most of the 1850s
2. Scientists said if they cut off the rotten …show more content…
Soup kitchens helped but did not last long
1. When soup kitchens were finally brought to Ireland people were pouring in to get some food
2. Later on though Britain stopped funding the kitchens and soon they had no food left
B. They had soup as the main help food but it was not great
1. Soup was great because it was inexpensive, filling and easy to make
2. The soup was not very nourishing so their bones became brittle
IV. Some Irish folk resorted to theft for food
A. They became too desperate to care about most things besides food
1. Some priests told them it was ok to steal if they did not give you any food
2. A penalty for the theft was transportation to Australia for 7 years of hard labor
V. The Irish did as much as possible to maintain income
A. The Irish worked super hard and long hours with barely any income
B. If you could not do the work there were plenty of others just waiting for you to drop
1. If the dad died while working the mother or kids had to work in place
2. One of the things the Irish worked on was the Erie Canal for extremely low wages but still sent some to their families back in Ireland so they could emigrate
VI. The Irish emigrated to have a better life
A. They were not very welcomed when they
II. How the potatoes effected the Irish
A. When the potato crap failed the Irish still tried to eat them
1. The potato crop failed again from 1846 through most of the 1850s
2. Scientists said if they cut off the rotten …show more content…
Soup kitchens helped but did not last long
1. When soup kitchens were finally brought to Ireland people were pouring in to get some food
2. Later on though Britain stopped funding the kitchens and soon they had no food left
B. They had soup as the main help food but it was not great
1. Soup was great because it was inexpensive, filling and easy to make
2. The soup was not very nourishing so their bones became brittle
IV. Some Irish folk resorted to theft for food
A. They became too desperate to care about most things besides food
1. Some priests told them it was ok to steal if they did not give you any food
2. A penalty for the theft was transportation to Australia for 7 years of hard labor
V. The Irish did as much as possible to maintain income
A. The Irish worked super hard and long hours with barely any income
B. If you could not do the work there were plenty of others just waiting for you to drop
1. If the dad died while working the mother or kids had to work in place
2. One of the things the Irish worked on was the Erie Canal for extremely low wages but still sent some to their families back in Ireland so they could emigrate
VI. The Irish emigrated to have a better life
A. They were not very welcomed when they