The ramifications of this event were greatly exacerbated by overzealous enforcement of the Corn Laws, which were designed in no small part to make the place where it occurred more self-sufficient.
The ramifications of this event were greatly exacerbated by overzealous enforcement of the Corn Laws, which were designed in no small part to make the place where it occurred more self-sufficient. The malady at the base of this event is caused by phytophthora ifestans, and it caused approximately one million deaths and two million emigrations, reducing the namesake area's population by approximately thirty eight percent. For ten points, name this tragedy in the history of Ireland; a period of approximately 5 years during which a disease rendered that island's staple crop unable to be grown.
The ramifications of this event were greatly exacerbated by overzealous enforcement of the Corn Laws, which were designed in no small part to make the place where it occurred more self-sufficient.
Great {Potato Famine} (or Great {Irish Famine} or {Famine of 1845-49})