Yes, I have no doubt that this is the reason my folks came over 1828-1832 (Dukelow's in County Cork) and 1842 (O'Malley's in Mayo)..my Wiggins came much earlier, before 1807. It was a disaster, and there seems to have been no care by England (who I also have ancestors from)...politics/inhumanity doesn't seem to have changed much, has it?? Still happening... April ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 7:28 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-MAYO] Statistical Survey of the County of Mayo 1801 > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: AnnetteCode > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.may.general/8424.2.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > There had been several small famines in Ireland prior to 1846 . Caused by > one type of potato, other types were OK so depending on what was planted > when the blight came depended on having a useless crop. The amount of > potato's eaten daily by a working irishman was like 5 lbs. perhaps that's > a bit much but it was a pretty amazing amount. > The seed potato's carrying the scourge came from America and was spread > there, in Ireland, the UK and parts of Europe. > > The potato blight was already written about in 1830 in Wexford and parts > of Wicklow. The famine was unnecessary due to the fact there was plenty of > food being produced > by Irish farmers but for the gentry to sent to the UK. Cattle, barley, > corn etc. were sent to the UK even at the height of the famine. > > Annette Code > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.1901 / Virus Database: 2109/4752 - Release Date: 01/18/12 >