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: The year was marked by massive evictions and "Souperism"—the practice of offering food to starving Catholics in exchange for their conversion to Protestantism. The 2018 Film: Black '47

: 1847 was the deadliest year of the Great Famine in Ireland. Despite a blight-free harvest that year, the crop yield was only a quarter of pre-famine levels. Black '47

Irish famine film Black 47 wins over the critics | Ireland - The Guardian : The year was marked by massive evictions

: Approximately one million people died from starvation and disease between 1845 and 1851. Black '47