The Great Famine - Part1: Causes of the famine in 1845
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This is the first of two lessons on the Irish Famine; the first part aims to introduce students to the narrative and some of the deeper key questions/controversies surrounding the event. The second part will be more of an in depth analysis of political, social and economic consequences.
NOTE: This plan requires additional resources which are listed below
- Great Britain and the Irish question 1800-1922 (Second Edition) by Paul Adelman and Robert Pearce (Hodder & Stoughton) Chapter 4




