The "Doolough Tragedy" occurred during this event, and some attempts to end this event were thwarted by the abuse of the Cheap Ejection Acts.
Charles Trevelyan was a Treasury official who was placed in charge of the government response to this event. One of the first convictions under the Felony Treason Act came about because this event caused John Mitchel to criticize the government. The "Doolough Tragedy" occurred during this event, and some attempts to end this event were thwarted by the abuse of the Cheap Ejection Acts. The "Gregory clause" limited relief to victims of this event. The government of Lord John Russell was criticized for not doing anything to stop this event, including refusing to suspend exports. This event led Peele to repeal the Corn Laws. For ten points, name this 1845-47 event that killed millions of people on a certain emerald isle, the result of a crop disease.
Charles Trevelyan was a Treasury official who was placed in charge of the government response to this event.
{Irish Potato Famine} [prompt on “{Great Famine}” or “{Great Hunger}”]