Introduction to the Irish History

Land War, 1879-1882 Last document update:   ago

The 19th century was a very problematic century for the Irish population, which was hit by several phenomenon. 1)First of all the Great Famine in the middle of the century(1845-1849), caused by the British economy policy, the conditions of agriculture in Ireland, the fast population growth occurred in the decades before the famine, but especially the unfortunate occurrence of a disease of potatoes caused by a fungus. 2)The Independence Idea. In fact the Irish people were still under the British...