Was Ireland Overpopulated in 1845? | The Great Famine III

Irish History Podcast

Fin Dwyer

Ireland, Irish History, Norman Invasion, Great Hunger, Vikings, Interviews, History, War Of Independence, Great Famine

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2017

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In 1845 the population of Ireland was heading towards 9 million with many people surviving on a diet of potatoes. This has lead many to claim that the island was overpopulated. In this podcast I head to a remote village of Inver in Erris to see how the population has changed over the past 150 years. I also investigate exactly how many people lived in Ireland, what was the standard of living and whether the people were healthy. The answers are surprising to say the least.

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1:19.0	Hello and welcome to the Irish History podcast. My name is Finn Dwyer and this is People and Potatoes, was Ireland overpopulated in 1845.
1:26.7	During the last two episodes I have covered the major events leading up to 1845, the year
1:32.3	the Great Famine began. This podcast looks at one of the most perplexing
1:37.4	aspects of Ireland before the famine, the staggering growth in population.
1:43.0	The podcast looks at exactly how many people were living in Ireland in 1845.
1:48.0	Whereabouts did they live?
1:49.6	What was housing like?
1:51.0	And crucially, what did they eat. These questions combined basically answer the key puzzle.
1:56.0	Was Ireland overpopulated in 1845?
2:00.0	Now this intriguing conundrum is very important to answer before we get into the actual story of the great famine because it influences how we understand the events.
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