Causes

Why did the famine happen?

Enquiry Frame

The Potato Diet

Check out the diet of people from all over the country from before the famine below:

Write an account of what you eat in a day and answer the questions below:
1. How is your diet similar to the typical potato diet?
2. How is your diet different to the typical potato diet?
3. Do you think this potato diet was healthy? Why/Why not?
4. Do you think this is connected to the cause of the famine in any way? How?

The Fields of Athenry

Listen to the song.

1. Why are they taking Micheal do?

2. Why do you think Michael did this?

3. What does Michael mean when he says 'Against the Famine and the Crown'?

4. Who is Trevelyn?