mapping the great irish famine - mike murphy
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Mike Murphy presented at the Society of Cartographers 48th Annual ConferenceTRANSCRIPT
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As the name Parish suggests, Civil Parishes were originally the Christian (pre-reformation) ecclesiastical areas.
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World wide Percentage Death rates from Famine
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Britain Irish-Born 1841
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Percentage Population Increasebetween 1821 and 1841
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Distribution and Size of Barracks in 1837
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Ireland was divided into 130 Poor Law Unions between 1837-1841 witheach union comprising an average of 15 electoral divisions
Unlike their English counterpart, the ‘IrishPoor’ did not have a legal right to assistance
Designed by: George Wilkinson
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Number of People per 100 acres in 1841( Population Density)
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Percentage distribution of First, Second, Third and Fourth Class houses in 1841
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Percentage Distribution of Children(under Five Years of age) in 1841
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Origin and spread of Potato Blight
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HOSPITALSPre-Famine & Temporary Hospitals
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Potato Ridges in Achill
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ReliefRoad
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Number of Ships departing from Irish Ports in 1847, arriving in
LONDON LIVERPOOL GLASGOW
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Irish in BOSTON, CANADA & NEW YORK
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Asenath Nicholson's First Trip 1844-45
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Earl Grey Secretary of state for the ColoniesSolution to Irish Female Orphans
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Cartogram showing inward Famine Non-GovernmentRelief in Pounds
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Percentage change in children under Five Years of Age,between 1841 - 1851
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Town Population Increase & Decrease between 1841 - 1851
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Towns that Disappeared (under twenty houses)
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Famine Survivors 1857
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Irish in UK Cities & Towns 1851
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World Map of Famine
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Hunger Severity 2011