Dunbrody Famine Ship 2013
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Dunbrody Famine Ship 2013
DUNBRODY FAMINE SHIP The Potato Famine The potato famine hit Ireland from 1846 to 1852. Many poor people grew potatoes for food. Potatoes grew on poor soil, even in wet and cold conditions. When a potato disease (blight) arrived, possibly in ships from America, it was a disaster. Potatoes went rotten, and were not fit to eat. People went hungry. More than 1 million people starved to death. Many more got sick. In Ireland, one in four people died or emigrated. The potato famine was one of the most terrible events in Irish history. 'Coffin Ships' To escape famine at home, many poor Irish emigrated to America and Canada. They went in ships. Charities paid for tickets for some poor families. The voyage across the Atlantic Ocean could be terrible. The ship might be at sea for a month. Food was bad and the overcrowded conditions meant lots of people got sick and died. Migrant ships were called 'Coffin Ships', because so many people died. It's thought that in 1846/1847 20,000 people died in migrant ships sailing to Canada alone! Across 1. bateau 4. surpeuplé Down 1. mourir de faim (au passé) 2. maladie 3. cercueil 5. pourri 6. humide The Dunbrody in numbers: Tous les mots sont en gras dans le texte ! *steerage : le pont inférieur d’un bâteau *worst : pire 3.15 - 4 –5 - 8 – 176 – 313 – 1845 – 1851 – 2001 The Ship was built in __________ in Quebec by an Irish emigrant. From ______ to _______, the Dunbrody Famine Ship carried Irish passengers to Canada and the USA. They escaped the Great Famine in Ireland. They were forced to emigrate. There were two classes of passengers: the cabin passengers (who paid £___ - £___) and the steerage* passengers (who paid £___ - £____) The Dunbrody Famine Ship usually carried _____ people but in 1847 (the worst* year of the Great Famine) she carried____! The replica of the Dunbrody Famine ship was built in _______. Ecris ci-dessous (en français !) quelques lignes au sujet des conditions de traversée des émigrants irlandais vers les Etats-Unis ou le Canada… ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ _________