▁har vest ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁many ▁of ▁those ▁who ▁had ▁fled ▁to ▁urban ▁cent res ▁rep op ulated ▁the ▁areas ▁they ▁had ▁left . ▁ ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁noted ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁a ▁religious ▁rev ival ▁during ▁the ▁fam ine ▁months , ▁most ▁fam ously ▁a ▁Marian ▁appar ition ▁at ▁a ▁church ▁in ▁Kno ck , ▁County ▁May o . ▁Kno ck ▁developed ▁as ▁Ireland ' s ▁intern ation ally ▁known ▁Marian ▁shr ine ▁in ▁subsequent ▁dec ades ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁appar ition . ▁See ing ▁spirit ▁be ings ▁at ▁a ▁time ▁of ▁extreme ▁stress ▁is ▁typical ▁of ▁the ▁" Th ird ▁Man ▁factor ". ▁▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁short ▁period ▁it ▁covered , ▁and ▁the ▁low ▁number ▁of ▁death s ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁earlier ▁great ▁fam ines , ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁fam ine ▁is ▁rarely ▁remembered ▁in ▁Irish ▁history , ▁except ▁as ▁a ▁foot note ▁to ▁the ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁Three ▁F s ▁( f air ▁rent , ▁fix ity ▁of ▁ten ure , ▁free ▁sale ) ▁being ▁w aged ▁by ▁Dav itt ▁and ▁the ▁Land ▁League , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁Land ▁War ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : F am ines ▁in ▁Ireland ▁Category : 1 8 7 9 ▁dis aster s ▁Category : 1 8 7 0