Irish Potato Famine By kaufmtyl001 1845 First report of Potato blight in Ireland 1845 one-third crop lost, food prices double, over 120,000 dead 1846 Crop appears to be healthy again 1846 Potato blight reappears, 75% of crop lost, over 250,000 dead 1847 Soup kitchens distibute to over 3 million people daily 1847 Soup kitchens close, Over 500,000 emmigrate from Ireland 1848 Foeign aid comes from the British, Potato blight confined to the western and southern Ireland 1855 Over 1 million dead, 2 million emmigrated, famine still not solved but confined