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What really caused the Irish Potato Famine - Stephanie Honchell Smith

United StatesPublished November 2, 2023

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Dig into what caused the Irish potato famine, and explore how the UK government’s response turned the crisis into a catastrophe. -- For over 200 years, potatoes thrived in Ireland; roughly half the country’s residents lived almost entirely on potatoes. But when harvesting began in 1845, farmers found their potatoes b…

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November 2, 2023
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