The Irish Famine
Explore The Irish Famine on Ever-When, an interactive timeline of history from the Big Bang to the present day.
Key events on this timeline
- Great Famine of Ireland (1845)
- The potato blight reaches Ireland (1845)
- Black '47 (1847)
- The coffin-ship emigration (1846)
- London winds down famine relief (1847)
- The census counts Ireland's missing millions (1851)
- The Gregory clause (1847)
- Repeal of the Corn Laws (1846)
- Young Irelander Rebellion (1848)
- Robert Peel's second premiership (1841)
- Lord John Russell's first premiership (1846)