2. Shane Find Mr Potato Head.

3. Contents Contents 1.How the Famine came to Ireland? 2.Eviction. 3.The Blight. 4.Death. 5.Emigration. 6.Quiz. 7.Answers. 8.Credits.

4. How the Famine came to Ireland? The Blight struck not only Ireland but also the Scottish Western Highlands and Islands as well as most of Western Europe in the mid-1840s.The Blight came from North America. People say it came from wind others say it came from a disease on a boat.

5. The Blight In September 1845 a strange disease struck the potatoes as they grew in fields across Ireland. Many of the potatoes were found to have gone black and rotten and their leaves had withered. In the harvest of 1845, between one-third of the potato crop was destroyed by the strange disease, which became known as 'potato blight'.

6. Eviction Landlords were common in Ireland and for many landlord's the main interest was income rather than the conditions of their tenants. Many landlords realized that they could get a higher income by turning their properties to pasture than to continue with the old practice of collecting rents from tenant farmers. Evictions was the most common way of getting rid of unwanted tenants. Landlords were common in Ireland and for many landlord's the main interest was income rather than the conditions of their tenants. Many landlords realized that they could get a higher income by turning their properties to pasture than to continue with the old practice of collecting rents from tenant farmers. Evictions was the most common way of getting rid of unwanted tenants.

7. Death Between 1844-1850 over one million people died in the great famine this was caused by the fungus, because if you ate the potato you would get a disease and would become very ill which caused death. And could not be healed………. Between 1844-1850 over one million people died in the great famine this was caused by the fungus, because if you ate the potato you would get a disease and would become very ill which caused death. And could not be healed……….

8. Over one million people in Ireland emigrated because they desperately wanted to get away from the disease. But many people died on the ship because it took so long, and therefore they were called the coffin ships.

9. How many Mr Potato heads are there? How many Mr Potato heads are there? How many pictures are there in the slide show? (Including Mr. Potato head) How many pictures are there in the slide show? (Including Mr. Potato head) How many people emigrated? How many people emigrated? Who was Mr potato head dressed up as? Who was Mr potato head dressed up as? How many people died? How many people died? Did you like the slide show? Yes or  No Did you like the slide show? Yes or  No Quiz?

10. Answers 9 23 23 1,500000 1,500000 Darth Vader Darth Vader 1000000 1000000 Yes Yes

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