The U.S. might have a far different look if the Irish potato famine hadn’t sent so many to these shores, says a descendant of one of the most noted Irishmen in history. “It’s all what-ifs ...

A new exhibit in the Arnold Bernhard Library highlights the relationship between the Irish and Indigenous people throughout history.

However, no people were as heavily dependent on the potato as the Irish. Scanlan starkly figures the inevitable disaster: Between 1845 and 1851, at least 1 million people died of famine-related ...

Its effect on the potato gives “ Rot,” a vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine by the historian Padraic X. Scanlan, its title.

IrishCentral Contributor Siobhan O'Neill on the importance of commemorating the Irish orphan girls who were sent to Australia during The Great Hunger.

No one will deny that Ireland has had its share of hard times. From adverse policies implemented by Britain to inequality abroad, the Irish have weathered countless struggles and horrors. Despite ...

A new dad who comes from a long line of cops and firefighters — dating back to the Irish potato famine — was promoted at an FDNY ceremony Friday along with dozens of other proud smoke-eaters.

Phytophthora infestans, the potato blight pathogen, wiped out potato crops during the Irish potato famine and continues to pose a threat to crops today.

The Great Hunger, or the potato famine, devastated Ireland, causing 1 million deaths and driving two million to flee, reshaping Ireland and the Americas.

In “Plentiful Country,” historian Tyler Anbinder paints a new picture of the 1.3 million people who fled to the US when famine hit Ireland.