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Stimulating memories from my O level history lessons c30 years ago (I'm not an expert here); could it be that there was more than one famine that century? The British Empire back then wasn't especially great at avoiding or managing famines, thinking of India as an example. On 13 July 2010 16:36, owen murphy <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As some readers will already know, the Great Irish Famine wreaked its > devastating effects over the period 1845 to 1851 approximately, and not 1865 > to 1869 as the below posting has it. > > I drew the attention of the original poster to this error, offline, when it > first appeared, suggesting that an amended note might be circulated, but, > disappointingly, it has clearly not been considered to merit correction. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Angie Dickson" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 12:46 PM > Subject: AQMeN Event: A New View of the Irish Famine through Geographic > Information Science and Geographically Weighted Regression > > >> On the 8th December 2011, Professor A. Stewart Fotheringham, Professor >> of Human Geography, and Director, Centre for GeoInformatics, University >> of St. Andrews will present an evening lecture at the University of >> Dundee to which all AQMeN members are invited to attend. >> >> The Irish Famine was not only a pivotal period in Irish history but >> also had a major effect on the demographics and economies of countries >> such as the US, Canada, Australia and the UK. During a period between >> 1865 and 1869 approximately 1 million people died of famine-related >> deaths and 1 million people emigrated. This had an immediate impact on >> an island where the population was just over 8 million but it has had a >> long-term impact on population within Ireland where today the population >> is still about 1.5 million lower than it was in 1841. Because of its >> importance and impact, much has been written about the effects of the >> Irish famine but the geographical impacts have been dealt with fairly >> crudely. In this lecture, Professor Fotheringham will present a new, more >> detailed spatial view of the impacts of the famine and analyse why some >> places lost population at a much more devastating rate than others. The >> lecture provides a good example of the use of geographical information >> science to inform on spatial processes and to demonstrate how quantitative >> and qualitative investigations can be symbiotic. >> >> The lecture will take place from 6:30-7:30pm and will be followed by a >> drinks reception. >> >> Places for the event are limited, therefore you must register to attend. >> >> www.aqmen.ac.uk/events/GWR8Nov11 >> >> -- >> -------------------------------------- >> Angie Dickson >> Administration & Communications Officer >> AQMeN >> The University of Edinburgh >> Room 2.35 >> 15 Buccleuch Place >> Edinburgh, EH8 9LN >> >> Tel: 0131 650 2128 >> Email: [log in to unmask] >> Office Hours: Mon-Thurs 0830-1400 >> >> The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, >> registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336. >> >> You may leave the list at any time by sending the command >> >> SIGNOFF allstat >> >> to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank. >> >> __________ NOD32 4219 (20090705) Information __________ >> >> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. >> http://www.eset.com >> >> > > You may leave the list at any time by sending the command > > SIGNOFF allstat > > to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank. You may leave the list at any time by sending the command SIGNOFF allstat to [log in to unmask], leaving the subject line blank.