The strange autumn of 1740 pushed food prices up. Dublin wheat prices on 20 December were at an all-time high. The widening wars in mid-December 1740 encouraged people with stored food to hoard it. The populace needed food, and riots erupted again in various cities throughout the country. By December 1740, signs were growing that full-blown famine and epidemic were upon the citizens of Ireland.
The strange autumn of 1740 pushed food prices up. Dublin wheat prices on 20 December were at an all-time high The widening wars in mid-December 1740 encouraged people with stored food to hoard it. The populace needed food and riots erupted again in various cities throughout the, country. By December 1740, signs were growing that full-blown famine and epidemic were up.on the citizens of Ireland.