The Famine Song by Johnny McEvoy

In 1800, some five million people lived in Ireland. By the autumn of 1845, when the Great Famine struck Ireland, there were more than The Great Famineeight million. Many of them were wretchedly poor, eking out a precarious living on tiny plots of land, and dependent on each year's potato crop Hunger was no novelty to peasant families, for there had been partial failures of the potato crop in other years. However, these had always been of limited duration, and confined to a small number of counties. The Great Famine lasted from 1845 to 1848, and crop failure affected the whole island.

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[DanFlan97]

Clearly some people have far too much time on their hands to post anti irish comments to this song ... They must be living off the soft English benefit system ? Shame the English didn't share this wealth whilst the Famine was evident. By the way i am posting this after a 10hour shift . "OUR DAY WILL COME "

[daesju]

@RawJobber  So you eat from the soup??

[lneranger4]

@allanc1974 Yes the potato blight boughtt the famine,but why did the population have to rely on potatoes,because of the english penal laws,land had to be divided up,that was the law.Read some history and learn.Also,no need for bad language,its a sign of ignorance.

[tillyireland]

Great song , Johnny has written many classic`s!!

[RawJobber]

@sjhannigan1 . Bollocks. That same country opened the doors in hour of need as Liverpool, Newcastle, Middlesbrough, London and many many places in England will display. My ancestors came from Ireland to Middlesbrough as the town became a booming place during the industrial revolution. Ireland gave me my family and England has giving me a home.

The City of Liverpool has got the biggest Catholic population in England and Middlesbrough has got the biggest Catholic population for a town.

[dittyobrien]

@allanc1974 Yoou my friend should do some research prior to enganging in comments that leave you looking ignorant

[crc778Hypnodoc]

I must correct also your stars that the famine hit 'all classes or groups' The English landlords, their families and English soldiers did not go hungry

[crc778Hypnodoc]

Prior to the great Famine in 1841 census figures showed that the population was 8.2 million, but more likely 8.5 million. less than 5 million survived. most were simply left to die on the streets, the rest on on the deportation ships. as many as 4 million in fact died, some figures estimate as many as 6 million. A real Holocaust long before the Second World war

[TheRealCelticKnight]

@allanc1974 The Meaning Of The Word Famine - Extreme and protracted shortage of food, resulting in widespread hunger and a substantial increase in the death rate. General famines affect all classes or groups in the region of food shortage; class famines affect some classes or groups much more severely than others; regional famines affect only a particular region of a country. Causes may be natural or human. Natural causes include plant disease.

[TheRealCelticKnight]

@allanc1974 The Meaning Of The Word Famine - Extreme and protracted shortage of food, resulting in widespread hunger and a substantial increase in the death rate. General famines affect all classes or groups in the region of food shortage; class famines affect some classes or groups much more severely than others; regional famines affect only a particular region of a country. Causes may be natural or human. Natural causes include plant disease.