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Ireland was part of the United Kingdom which was known as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 

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Ireland was part of the United Kingdom which was known as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 

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1847                                            Prime Minister:  Lord John Russell 

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1847                                            Prime Minister:  Lord John Russell 

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Huge snowdrifts

No warm clothes

If the father of a family became sick or died after working on the public works, the women or children in the family tried to take over the work

This type of work was not useful in helping the people who were starving

Refused to interfere with and stop the movement of food to England

The Quakers had set up soup kitchens to help the poor Irish people

Eventually relied on workhouses and soup kitchens to help the poor.

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He thought Peel was overreacting

Reduced the sale of cheap food

Provided more employment

Why did the employment not work?

People were starving and the work pace was slow

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Prime Minister:       Lord John Russell     

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Prime Minister:       Lord John Russell     

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"I am sorry to state that... the prospect of the potato crop this year is even more distressing than last year- that the disease has appeared earlier and its ravages are more extensive"

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Local funded work schemes employed 140,000

Employed men to build public roads, draining systems and harbors

Pay was low but helped 700,000 people

Deaths were low in 1845

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Shipped Indian corn to Ireland

What was the problem?

They did not know how to cook it