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The appearance of the potato blight in Ireland in 1845 was the beginning of a national tragedy which led to the deaths of one million people from starvation and disease.

Between 1845 and 1852 over one million people left Ireland to escape the horrors of the Great Hiunger.

Sadly, for may of the Irish Famine refugees who arrived in Britain, the nightmare of starvation, disease and death continued.

The Great Hunger in Manchester highlights the stories of some of the families who came to Manchester and the surrounding areas during the famine.