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The Great Famine or Great Hunger occurred between 1845 and 1849. It was caused initially by a fungus that instantly destroyed the primary food source for Ireland’s population.

Images from:
"Food Riots in Ireland," Pictorial Times, 10 October 1846 <http://adminstaff.vassar.edu/sttaylor/FAMINE/PT/riots.html> (22 February 2007)