<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Famine an Gorta Mór </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Scene at Skibbereen during the Great Famine , by Cork artist James Mahony ( 1810 -- 1879 ) , commissioned by The Illustrated London News , 1847 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 1845 -- 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total deaths </Th> <Td> 1 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Observations </Th> <Td> Policy failure , potato blight , Corn Laws </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relief </Th> <Td> see below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impact on demographics </Th> <Td> Population fell by 20 -- 25 % due to mortality and emigration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consequences </Th> <Td> Permanent change in the country 's demographic , political and cultural landscape </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> See List of memorials to the Great Famine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Irish Famine ( 1740 -- 41 ) ( Bliain an Áir ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Irish Famine , 1879 ( An Gorta Beag ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Famine an Gorta Mór </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Scene at Skibbereen during the Great Famine , by Cork artist James Mahony ( 1810 -- 1879 ) , commissioned by The Illustrated London News , 1847 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Country </Th> <Td> United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Ireland </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Td> 1845 -- 1852 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total deaths </Th> <Td> 1 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Observations </Th> <Td> Policy failure , potato blight , Corn Laws </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Relief </Th> <Td> see below </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Impact on demographics </Th> <Td> Population fell by 20 -- 25 % due to mortality and emigration </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Consequences </Th> <Td> Permanent change in the country 's demographic , political and cultural landscape </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> See List of memorials to the Great Famine </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Preceded by </Th> <Td> Irish Famine ( 1740 -- 41 ) ( Bliain an Áir ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Succeeded by </Th> <Td> Irish Famine , 1879 ( An Gorta Beag ) </Td> </Tr> </Table>
2 consequences for ireland of the great famine
2 consequences for ireland of the great famine
Population fell by 20 -- 25 % Permanent change in the country 's demographic
Population fell by 20 -- 25 % Permanent change in the country 's demographic