In response to this event, three hundred residents of Ballinglass were evic
In response to this event, three hundred residents of Ballinglass were evicted from their homes. This event was addressed in the papal bull Praedecessores Nostres, and Charles Trevelyan claimed that it was a "stroke of Providence." The Widow McCormack's house was the site of a rebellion led by William Smith O'Brien in response to this event. Many people converted during this event in the practice of "souperism." The coffin ships transported victims of this event, which contributed to Robert Peel's decision to repeal the Corn Laws. For 10 points, name this 1845 to 1849 event in which millions died after a blight struck a certain staple crop of Ireland.
In response to this event, three hundred residents of Ballinglass were evicted from their homes.