... reason the Irish emigrated was the Great Potato Famine. In 1845, a fungus destroyed nearly all of Ireland's potatoes. Potatoes were one of Irelands most depended upon crops. Many peasants were dying of starvation. During this time, The British government forced the peasants to pay land rent even though they had little or no money. Many peasants fell into dept and lost ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

A Modest Proposal, supposedly written by an intelligent and objective "political arithmetician" who had carefully studied Ireland before making his proposal. Most of you probably know this one. The author calmly suggests one solution for both the problem of overpopulation and the growing numbers of undernourished people: breed ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate