The Dark History of: Bliain an Áir/The Year of The Slaughter

In this episode we get into Irelands famine history, about 100 years before The Great Potato Famine there was a mini ice age known as The Year Of The Slaughter. We will go to the beginning to find out what the caused the Irish famine, the impact on Irish farming, mass starvation and Irish deaths involved within this dark history of Ireland. Get ready to jump back to the 1740's and learn the legacy of this great famine and how the Irish rebounded after it came to its close.Sources:https://www.irishcentral.com/roots/history/ireland-famine-history-year-slaughterhttps://www.britannica.com/science/Little-Ice-Agehttps://www.irelandsown.ie/the-great-frost-of-1740/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/the-great-frost-and-forgotten-famine-1.282539https://kids.kiddle.co/Irish_Famine_(1740%E2%80%931741)#Food_riots_and_protestshttps://www.waterfordtreasures.com/bliain-an-air-the-forgotten-famine-of-1740-41/Theme music: Ways of the Wizard-geoffharveyUsed with permission, Thank you Geoff!licensed through: PixabayOther music used: licensed through Pixabay-used under the Pixabay Content License