Category Archives: An Gorta Mór
Under The Hawthorn Tree ~ a book review by Emma (6th)
This book is about three young children who leave their home to search for their great aunts who they only heard about in their mothers stories. This journey is very dangerous as the Great Famine was around.
Crop Fails Again ~ a report by Caitlin (6th)
In 1846 the potato crops failed again, despite the hopes for successful crops. People were very hungry and they didn’t have anything to eat. They had no food and worried about there children as it would be hard to feed them. The starving people ate whatever they could find and some even had to eat grass to survive.
Disaster Srikes ~ a report by Lexi (6th)
Disaster Strikes
An Gorta Mór ~ an introduction by Jane (6th)
The Irish Famine also known as an Gorta Mór, in Irish, occurred in Ireland in 1845 – 1851 when the potato crop failed. The crops failures were caused by blight, a disease that destroys leaves and edible roots or tubers of the potato plant. At the time over eight million people lived in Ireland.
Irish Potato Famine ~ a report by Emily (6th)
The Irish Potato Famine occured in 1845-1849 when Irelands potato crop failed.