The Irish Potato Famine

Join Kelli as she explores the history of the Irish Potato Famine. We know that a fungal disease, blight, swept through Ireland in from 1845 to 1852, wiping out most of the potatoes. But where did blight come from? Did it only affect the Irish? If blight was elsewhere, why were they the ones so badly affected? Was it only potatoes affected? And if so, why were there not alternative food sources? How bad did it really get during the peak years of the famine? And what do the British have to do with all of this?

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Sources referenced:
The Graves Are Walking: The Great Famine and the Saga of the Irish People by John Kelly

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