Tipperary Revolt

Date: July 29, 1848 • Location: Callan, Ireland

Great Famine of Ireland: Tipperary Revolt: In County Tipperary, Ireland, then in the United Kingdom, an unsuccessful nationalist revolt against British rule is put down by police.

The Great Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, the Famine and the Irish Potato Famine, was a period of mass starvation and disease in Ireland from 1845 to 1852. With an excess death impact of 775,000 to 1.5 million, and related mass emigration of 1 million of more, it constituted a major historical social crisis and had a significant impact on Irish society and history.