John Mitchel and Thomas Meagher led an uprising during this event and were sent to Van Diemen's Land, although they both escaped to the United States.
John Mitchel and Thomas Meagher led an uprising during this event and were sent to Van Diemen's Land, although they both escaped to the United States. This event caused a typhus epidemic to break out on Grosse Isle, where many people affected by this event died. The Baring Brothers and Company ordered shipments of corn in response to this event, but other relief efforts were stopped by Charles Trevelyan, who attributed this event to divine judgment. The Corn Laws were repealed in response to this event. For 10 points, name this event that began in the 1840s when a certain crop was inflicted with a namesake blight, causing many Irish people to die of hunger.
John Mitchel and Thomas Meagher led an uprising during this event and were sent to Van Diemen's Land, although they both escaped to the United States.
Irish Potato Famine [or Irish Famine; or the Great Famine; or an Gorta Mór; accept Young Irelander Rebellion of 1848 before "typhus epidemic"]