During this event, officials at the Delphi Lodge h
During this event, officials at the Delphi Lodge hunting lodge told people to journey there, with several dying during the trip in what is called the Doolough Tragedy. People escaping this event used the McCorkell Line. Sir Charles Trevelyan's relief efforts during this event were criticized, and Queen Victoria legendarily only gave five pounds to help the victims of it. Despite predictions, conditions failed to improve even after the repealing of the Corn Laws. It resulted in numerous evictions, with 10% of all of them happening in County Mayo. For 10 points, name this 1840's period of mass starvation caused by a crop failure on a European island.
During this event, officials at the Delphi Lodge hunting lodge told people to journey there, with several dying during the trip in what is called the Doolough Tragedy.
The Irish Potato Famine [or an Gorta Mor; prompt on Great Famine]