Potato famine immigrants

Because of the high yield of potatoes, a small piece of land where potatoes can be planted and a cow that can produce milk are enough to feed a large family. From that time to 1845, the population of Ireland surged from 2 million to 8 million.

The famine in Ireland not only failed to open a warehouse for disaster relief, but ended completely, exporting a large number of Irish wheat and livestock overseas for silver. From 1845 to 1850, Irish potatoes failed due to diseases. At this time, Britain, which was preparing for the first World Expo, was fighting for opium and the Qing government.

Today, the population of Ireland is about 4.8 million, much lower than before the Great Famine. Young people will still choose to go to the United States, Canada and other countries to find jobs and immigration opportunities when they are adults. In just five years, the population of Ireland has decreased by a quarter: from 8 million to about 6 million, more than 1 10,000 people starved to death, and 1 10,000 people left their homes and fled to the United States.

When we were amazed at the scale of the ruins and stood on the ruins for a group photo, we didn't know that behind every abandoned house, there was a tragedy of family destruction and death. Traveling in Ireland, you can see abandoned stone houses everywhere. Most of them have no roofs, only the ruins stand in the grass, keeping company with the cattle and sheep of the surrounding farmers.

Today, there are only huge broken walls and cemeteries left. Famine remains, located in Aqeel Peninsula. During the great famine, the whole village either starved to death or fled.

Driving along the coastline, you will always see many castle ruins. According to statistics, Ireland has more than 1000 castles. Today, some of the exterior and interior of these castles have recovered as before, making people feel the pulse of that era;

Some are scattered on private farms or pastures, and some are protected as sites to remind tourists of the past of that era; When you drive by, you can only look through the fence.