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Ancestry

Ireland: The Famine Years

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers information about the famine years. Using a map of Ireland, authors discuss the percentages of the population living in the lowest class housing and the devastating effects of the famine.
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Understanding Race: The Famine and the Irish Race: 1840s 1890s

For Students 9th - 10th
Article discusses how the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the potato famine in Ireland brought millions of people to the U.S. and highlights some of the impacts of immigration during this time.
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Kinsella Homepage: Irish Immigrants in America During the 19th Century

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives insight into what life was like for Irish immigrants who came to America during the 19th century.
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White Pine Pictures

White Pine Pictures: The Force of Hope: The Legacy of Father Mc Gauran

For Students 9th - 10th
The Irish Potato Famine of 1847 brought thousands of Irish immigrants to Canada. A large number of them died of typhus and cholera en route or after arriving at the quarantine station on Grosse Isle in Quebec. Father Bernard McGauran was...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Giffen Good

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains the conditions that must exist in order for a good to be classified as a Giffen Good. It also gives examples of times when a good could become a Giffen Good, e.g., potatoes during the Irish Potato Famine.

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