before The Potato Eaters ...
An Gorta Mor
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Note: the Irish phrase An Gorta Mor literally means the Great Hunger. It refers to a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. Outside of Ireland , it’s also known as the Irish Potato Famine. For further information, see the Wikipedia entry entitled Great Famine Ireland.
