1. Eviction of Irish famers – XIXth Century

2. A cabin was seen closed one day a little out of town, when a man had the curiosity to open it, and in a dark corner he found a family of the father, mother, and two children, lying in close compact. The father was considerably decomposed; the mother, it appeared, had died last, and probably fastened the door, which was always the custom when all hope was extinguished, to get into the darkest corner and die, where passers-by could not see them. Such family scenes were quite common, and the cabin was generally pulled down upon them for a grave." Testimony quoted in Litton, Helen, The Irish. Famine;. An Illustrated History Wolfhound Press Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, 1994

3. A cabin was seen closed one day a little out of town, when a man had the curiosity to open it, and in a dark corner he found a family of the father, mother, and two children, lying in close compact. The father was considerably decomposed; the mother, it appeared, had died last, and probably fastened the door, which was always the custom when all hope was extinguished, to get into the darkest corner and die, where passers-by could not see them. Such family scenes were quite common, and the cabin was generally pulled down upon them for a grave." Testimony quoted in Litton, Helen, The Irish. Famine;. An Illustrated History Wolfhound Press Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, 1994 11 - Irish mortality rate (‰)The example of the population of the County of Kilkenny 18425.1TownPop. 1841Pop. 1851 18435.2Callan23,83419,576 18445.6Carrick-on-Suir11,2118,933 18456.4Castlecomer27,31218,472 18469.1Kilkenny53,38446,710 184718.5New Ross10,0867,437 184815.4Thomastown37,28327,298 184917.9Urlingford19,19512,898 185012.220,10617,422

4. Production of potatoes in Ireland (million tons) Irish immigration to the United States

5. A cabin was seen closed one day a little out of town, when a man had the curiosity to open it, and in a dark corner he found a family of the father, mother, and two children, lying in close compact. The father was considerably decomposed; the mother, it appeared, had died last, and probably fastened the door, which was always the custom when all hope was extinguished, to get into the darkest corner and die, where passers-by could not see them. Such family scenes were quite common, and the cabin was generally pulled down upon them for a grave." Testimony quoted in Litton, Helen, The Irish. Famine;. An Illustrated History Wolfhound Press Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, 1994 11 - Irish mortality rate (‰) The example of the population of the County of Kilkenny 18425.1TownPop. 1841Pop. 1851 18435.2Callan23,83419,576 18445.6Carrick-on-Suir11,2118,933 18456.4Castlecomer27,31218,472 18469.1Kilkenny53,38446,710 184718.5New Ross10,0867,437 184815.4Thomastown37,28327,298 184917.9Urlingford19,19512,898 185012.220,10617,422 Chronology 1603 : Conquest of Ireland by Great Britain completed. During 2 centuries, the Irish land is seized by British landowners and many English people settle in the North-East of the island. 1800 : Union Act : Ireland is part of the United Kingdom 1845 : A blight destroys almost all the Irish potato harvest 1863 : Creation of the nationalist newspaper The Irish People 1867 : Rebellion attempt of Irish against England 1887 : Bomb attack in London by the Fenians, Irish nationalist group 1916 : “Easter Rebellion” in Dublin 1921 : Partition of Ireland and birth of the “Free State of Ireland” 1949 : Full independence of the “Republic of Ireland”

6. A cabin was seen closed one day a little out of town, when a man had the curiosity to open it, and in a dark corner he found a family of the father, mother, and two children, lying in close compact. The father was considerably decomposed; the mother, it appeared, had died last, and probably fastened the door, which was always the custom when all hope was extinguished, to get into the darkest corner and die, where passers-by could not see them. Such family scenes were quite common, and the cabin was generally pulled down upon them for a grave." Testimony quoted in Litton, Helen, The Irish. Famine;. An Illustrated History Wolfhound Press Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, 1994 11 - Irish mortality rate (‰) The example of the population of the County of Kilkenny 18425.1TownPop. 1841Pop. 1851 18435.2Callan23,83419,576 18445.6Carrick-on-Suir11,2118,933 18456.4Castlecomer27,31218,472 18469.1Kilkenny53,38446,710 184718.5New Ross10,0867,437 184815.4Thomastown37,28327,298 184917.9Urlingford19,19512,898 185012.220,10617,422 Chronology 1603 : Conquest of Ireland by Great Britain completed. During 2 centuries, the Irish land is seized by British landowners and many English people settle in the North-East of the island. 1800 : Union Act : Ireland is part of the United Kingdom 1845 : A blight destroys almost all the Irish potato harvest 1863 : Creation of the nationalist newspaper The Irish People 1867 : Rebellion attempt of Irish against England 1887 : Bomb attack in London by the Fenians, Irish nationalist group 1916 : “Easter Rebellion” in Dublin 1921 : Partition of Ireland and birth of the “Free State of Ireland” 1949 : Full independence of the “Republic of Ireland”