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The Great Famine, Ireland, 1849
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Caption | The Great Famine, Ireland, 1849. Potato blight caused the potato crop to fail three years in a row and thousands were left penniless and starving, even as corn, cattle and pigs were exported to pay rent. From Look and Learn 439 (13 June 1970). |
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Creator | Pat Nicolle, also known as Patrick, English (1907–95) |
Artwork medium | gouache on paper |
Credit | © Look and Learn |
Search stock images by keyword | Great Famine Great Hunger Ireland Irish potatoes potato Potato Blight disaster crops failure poor poverty woman peasants tenants starvation hunger hut hoe farmer farming digging futile futility hopeless mother child children boy starving rural countryside Victorian 19th Century 1840s despair fields food hungry 1849 Pat Nicolle Patrick |
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