12 - The Great Famine

Which of the houses below belonged to the cottier class in Ireland?

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Which of these Irish cities was the only one industrailised like English cities?

• Dublin

• Limerick

• Cork

• Belfast

Which of the following are considered causes of the Irish famine?

• Over population

• Dependence on the potato

• Lack of electricty in rural Ireland

• All of the Above

This year during the famine was known as 'Black __'.

• 45

• 46

• 47

• 48

What had the Irish population reached by 1841?

• 8.1 million

• 8.2 million

• 8.3 million

• 8.4 million

Since the Act of Union in 1800, who represented the British government in Ireland?

• The Prime Minister

• The Deputy Lieutenant

• The Chief Secretary

• The Lord Lieutenant

In which year was blight at its worst in Ireland?

• 1845

• 1846

• 1847

• 1848

Which Irish province was the most densely populated prior to 1845?

• Connacht

• Munster

• Ulster

• Leinster

By the 1840's the potato was the main food source for how much of the Irish population?

• 1/2

• 2/3

• 1/3

• 1/4

In which year did blight first reach Ireland?

• 1845

• 1846

• 1843

• 1844