What are interesting facts about the irish potato famine?

I would like some quick interesting facts for the potato famine in ireland, sources would be much appreciated.

This link looks pretty good:

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/index.html

Here are some facts:

Over half a million people were evicted during the Famine.

More died from diseases than from starvation.

Ennistymon, County Clare, Ireland. This was the first memorial in Ireland to honour those who suffered and were lost during the Great Famine. It is erected across the street from an abandoned workhouse where an estimated 20,000 Irish died and a mass graveyard for children who perished and were buried without coffins

It was bad many people were sick and sad

Listen to the song by Sinead O Connor called Famine .

intresting facts about irish patato famine are are short senteces on famine that tell you intrestin things that most likley you never heard