The Great Famine
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19951 Season
Overview
In September 1845, a devastating new plant disease swept across Ireland, destroying the potato crops on which the majority of the people depended. Aid from the British government was too little and too late. Over the subsequent six years, a million Irish people died of starvation and a more than a million others fled abroad in order to escape the ravages of hunger and disease.
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
Additional Information
Original Name:The Great Famine
Status:Ended
First Air Date:1995-09-04
Last Air Date:1995-09-11
Number of Episodes2
Duration:49 min
Original Language:EN
Seasons
Miniseries
2 Episodes
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