The Irish potato famine is notorious even today because it killed one million people and prompted two million people to emigrate from Ireland. Signs of the famine can still be found in Ireland today, whether in the form of various ruins whose occupants had all perished or in the form of graves marked solely by rocks.
Moreover, Irish emigration fluctuated so much
that many voyages took place on coffin ships – small ships aptly named for the
increased mortality rate onboard. Many immigrants were so desperate to leave
their homeland that they booked inexpensive passage on ships that were small,
overcrowded, and ravaged by disease and other unfavorable conditions. Based on
these facts, arguably, many Americans with Irish ancestry can connect theirs to
this event.
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