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WorksheetsCauses of the Famine
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
In the 1840s in Ireland most people lived in the countryside. True or false?
True
False
In the 1840s in Ireland, what percentage of people rented land?
1%
10%
95%
45%
What was the population of Ireland in 1840?
5 million
6.1 million
8.2 million
In 1840s Ireland who were cottiers?
rich landlords
poor labourers who farmed the land
Cottiers lived in what type of house?
three storey cottage
one room thatched cottage
What did cottiers receive in return for their work farming?
money
land
food
As the population of Ireland increased, people became poorer. True or false?
True
False
Fathers divided their land between their sons, this was called
blight
subdivision
conacre
In the 1840s in Ireland, what food did poorer families depend on to live?
meat
bread
potatoes
fruit
Why did people depend on the potato to live? (pick two answers)
it was easy to grow
it was difficult to grow
it was very nutritious
It was expensive
How many kilograms of potatoes on average did a man eat every day in Ireland in the 1840s?
1kg
5kg
20kg
6kg
What was the name of the fungus/disease that made potatoes rot?
subdivision
conacre
blight
cottier
