Sir Charles Trevelyan was criticized for his laissez-faire ("less-ay-FAIR") response to this event, which was caused by the algae Phytophthora infestans ("FIE-toe-THOR-uh in-FEST-ans").
An uprising sparked by poor policy responses to this event involved the first use of a tricolor flag whose central white color represent religious reconciliation between two other colors. The editors of the magazine The Nation organized that rebellion in response to this event, having been inspired by the contemporary February Revolution in Paris. This event was the main social and political impetus for John Mitchel's push for tenant rights reform. People who converted to Protestantism during this event to obtain aid were called "soupers." Sir Charles Trevelyan was criticized for his laissez-faire ("less-ay-FAIR") response to this event, which was caused by the algae Phytophthora infestans ("FIE-toe-THOR-uh in-FEST-ans"). For 10 points, name this event that prompted millions of people to board "coffin ships" and flee to the US due to a blight of a staple crop.
An uprising sparked by poor policy responses to this event involved the first use of a tricolor flag whose central white color represent religious reconciliation between two other colors.
Irish potato famine [or Great Hunger or Great Famine or an Gorta Mór] &lt;British/CW History&gt;