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What happened as a result of British policies during the “Great Hunger,” or Irish potato famine?

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During the Great Hunger, about 1 million people died and more than a million fled the country, causing the country's population to fall by 20%–25%, in some towns falling as much as 67% between 1841 and 1851.

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