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Muslims Helped Irish People in its Darkest Period. The Great Irish Famine (1845–1852) was a catastrophic period in Irish history caused primarily by the potato blight (Phytophthora infestans), which destroyed the main food source of millions of poor tenant farmers. Over one million people died, and another million emigrated, reshaping Ireland’s population and society. Role of the English Government Ireland was under British rule during the famine, and while some relief efforts were made—such as