Irish Famine migration to North America (1845–1855)

1. Potato blight first reported in Ireland

   Sep 6, 1845Labels: Potato blight, Ireland

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge

2. Peel orders emergency maize from America

   Nov 10, 1845Labels: Robert Peel, British government

   • Oxford Academic
   • Celtic Historian

3. Second blight year drives mass hunger

   Jan 1, 1846Labels: Potato blight, Ireland

   • Britannica
   • IGHM

4. Corn Laws repealed amid famine politics

   Jan 1, 1846Labels: Corn Laws, British Parliament

   • Britannica

5. Record arrivals at Quebec overwhelm Grosse Île

   Jan 1, 1847Labels: Port of, Grosse le

   • Parks Canada
   • Parks Canada

6. Typhus crisis spreads to Montreal fever sheds

   Jan 1, 1847Labels: Montreal, Fever sheds

   • Typhus 1847
   • Parks Canada

7. Temporary Relief Act authorizes soup kitchens

   Feb 23, 1847Labels: Temporary Relief, Soup kitchens

   • Temp Relief Act
   • Irish Times

8. Poor Law Extension shifts relief burden locally

   Jun 8, 1847Labels: Poor Law, Ireland

   • Poor Law 1847
   • Workhouses

9. Soup kitchens begin closing despite continued need

   Aug 1, 1847Labels: Soup kitchens, Ireland

   • Irish Times
   • Workhouses

10. Encumbered Estates Act accelerates land sales

    Jul 28, 1849Labels: Encumbered Estates, Land sales

    • Incumbered Act

11. Famine-driven emigration reshapes Irish America

    Jan 1, 1851Labels: Irish America, Emigration

    • Natl Museum IE
    • Britannica

12. Migration wave eases as famine years end

    Jan 1, 1855Labels: Migration wave, Ireland

    • Natl Museum IE
    • Britannica