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The Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852)
In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. .. US Ally in Asia ...
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What Made the Irish Famine So Deadly
The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...
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Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery of the Irish Potato Famine’s Origins. It Came From The Andes
In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato blight, caused by the fungus-like pathogen Phytophthora infestans, triggered ...
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Great Hunger
Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history ... estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between ...
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Famine and emigration
The situation was made worse by the Corn Law, which kept the price of corn too high for Irish people to afford to buy it. However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest failed again in 1846 ...