Table of Contents
- 1 Did the English help the Irish in the potato famine?
- 2 What was the British landlords solution to the famine?
- 3 Why did the British government refrain from providing relief?
- 4 Did Turkey help Ireland during the famine?
- 5 Were landlords in debt during the Irish Potato Famine?
- 6 Why did the Irish famine happen?
Did the English help the Irish in the potato famine?
While it wasn’t until the later years of her reign that a new generation of Irish nationalists, including Maud Gonne and James Connolly, began to blame Queen Victoria for the famine, historical records show that the British monarch did little to aid the Irish at the time.
What was the British landlords solution to the famine?
The Irish people were able to grow large quantities of nutritious potatoes that they fed their families and animals. Landlords benefited from the fact that the potato did not deplete the soil and allowed a larger percentage of the estate to be devoted to grain crops for export to England.
Why did the British government refrain from providing relief?
Whilst the British government established a soup kitchen in 1847 (March) they quickly discontinued this (in Sept) because they believed the food shortage would end within the year. The law system was the only one of providing public assistance and ‘relief’ from 1847 onwards.
How did the Irish react to the famine?
When the potato blight ruined the first potato crop in 1845, Sir Robert Peel was the prime minister. He knew that most Irish people would have nothing to eat. Robert Peel also set up relief work where people were paid to work. The government paid poor people wages to do work such as building roads or piers.
When was Irish famine?
1845 – 1852
Great Famine/Periods
Did Turkey help Ireland during the famine?
Ireland suffered the Great Famine between 1845 and 1851 resulting in the loss of lives of around one million of the Irish population and causing another million to flee overseas. During the Famine, the Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecit provided 1.000 Pounds of financial aid to Ireland.
Were landlords in debt during the Irish Potato Famine?
Almost without exception landowners were in debt. During the famine, landlords’ incomes collapsed as thousands of small tenants defaulted on their rent, and this was accompanied by a huge rise in outgoings. The system of poor relief introduced into Ireland in 1838 was financed out of local rates, a tax levied on occupiers of property.
Why did the Irish famine happen?
The unbearable oppression that the Irish suffered under English control contributed heavily to the huge amount of deaths during the Irish famine. Afraid that the Irish would become dependent on state aid they ordered the closure of soup kitchens and added further to the sufferings of the impoverished people of Ireland.
Were Protestant absentees good landlords in Ireland?
At the very least, it must be appreciated that many of the great landed estates owned by Protestant absentees were in Ulster and the east of Ireland and not all of these men were grasping landlords. For example, the Marquis of Rockingham- who owned vast estates in Wicklow – was a caring man who did his best for his Irish tenants.
Why did the Irish peasants turn on the landlords?
Hungry, oppressed and now homeless, the Irish turned on the greedy landlords in revenge. Starving peasants began to conspire against the rogue landlords and sought revenge in atonement for their greed. The small network of ‘brotherhood’ groups set up and a murderous vendetta against those who left them without a home.