Question

Select the options that are correct about the Great Famine in Ireland:

• A. It is known as Irish Potato famine as thousands died due to starvation.
• B. It occured in late 19th century.
• C. A disease destroyed the potato crop.
• D. Potato increased the life expectancy of people.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C)

A disease destroyed the potato crop.

Ireland’s peasants were dependent on potatoes, and it was a major part of their diet. People were so dependent on potatoes that hundreds of thousands died of starvation in the mid-1840s when disease destroyed the potato crop. This tragedy is known as the Great Famine or the Irish Potato Famine.