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Famine Seminar 13 th O ctober 2011 – National Library of ireland

Famine Seminar 13 th O ctober 2011 – National Library of ireland. Lessons from a history of famines Dr. Eamon Phoenix. GREAT IRISH FAMINE: AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCESS DEATH RATES 1846-51 BY COUNTY (per 1,000).

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Famine Seminar 13 th O ctober 2011 – National Library of ireland

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  1. Famine Seminar 13thOctober 2011 – National Library of ireland Lessons from a history of famines Dr. Eamon Phoenix

  2. GREAT IRISH FAMINE: AVERAGE ANNUAL EXCESS DEATH RATES 1846-51 BY COUNTY (per 1,000) COUNTY Upper Lower COUNTY Upper Lower bound bound bound bound Antrim 20.3 15.0 Leitrim 50.2 42.9 Armagh 22.2 15.3 Limerick 20.9 10.0 Carlow 8.8 2.7 Longford 26.7 20.2 Cavan 51.8 42.7 Louth 14.6 8.2 Clare 46.5 31.5 Mayo 72.0 58.4 Cork 41.8 32.0 Meath 21.2 15.8 Derry 10.1 5.7 Monaghan 36.0 28.6 Donegal 18.7 10.7 Offaly 24.9 18.0 Down 12.5 6.7 Roscommon 57.4 49.5 Dublin 0.7 -2.1 Sligo 61.1 52.1 Fermanagh 39.1 29.2 Tipperary 35.0 23.8 Galway 58.0 46.1 Tyrone 22.3 15.2 Kerry 36.1 22.4 Waterford 30.8 20.8 Kildare 12.0 7.4 Westmeath 26.3 20.0 Kilkenny 18.1 12.5 Wexford 6.6 1.7 Laois 29.1 21.6 Wicklow 14.6 10.8 (Source: J. Mokyr, Why Ireland Starved)

  3. Number and sizes of holdings in 1847 and 1851 YEAR 1 Acre 1-5 5-15 15-30 Above Total or less Acres Acres Acres 30 Acres Holdings ____________________________________________________________________________ 184773,000 139,000 269,000 164,000 157,000 803,000 1851 37,700 88,000 191,800 141,000 149,000 608,000 (Source: L Kennedy et al Mapping the Great Irish Famine)

  4. Population Decline 1841-1871 18418,175,000 18516,552,000 18615,799,000 1871 4,412,000 ( Source: H. Litton, The Irish Famine: an Illustrated history)

  5. Emigration Rates 1847-53 1847220,000 1848181,000 1849219,000 1850214,000 1851255,000 1852369,000 1853193,000 (Source: C Kinealy, The Great Calamity)

  6. Plaque commemorating victims of the Great Famine at ‘The Plaguey Hill’ in Friar’s Bush Graveyard, Stranmillis Rd, Belfast

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