answersLogoWhite

0

It was brought to Britain first, and from Britain it came to Ireland, most likely by Walter Raleigh.

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Who made the potato?

No one made the potato, it is a tuber of a plant (Solanum tuberosum).The original potato plant comes from South America, and was subsequently taken to Europe; after being hybridized it has become the "vegetable" that we are familiar with today.


What country did the potato come from originally?

Ireland. +++ No. It was a South American plant brought back by early European explorers- though I am not sure which part of the continent.


Ireland suffered a massive famine when a plant disease killed the crop?

potato


Where do you plant potato seeds in runescape?

In RuneScape, you plant potato seeds in a potato patch at farming level 1. You can find potato patches in various locations such as north of Lumbridge, north of Ardougne, and south of Falador. Simply plant the potato seed in the patch and wait for it to grow.


Where were the main countries the Irish went to during potato famine?

Ireland suffered the potato famine.It is know to the Irish as the Great Hunger, it was a period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration in Ireland between 1845 and 1852.It was caused when potato crop's failed, due to blight, a disease that destroys both the leaves and the edible roots, or tubers, of the potato plant.


Where do potatoes grow from?

they grow in the ground The potato grows from a tuber that is one of the previous years potatoes.


What is the definition and origin of potato?

A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico., The sweet potato (see below).


What was another reason why many Irish immigrated to the U.S. at that time?

A plant disease destroyed the potato crop in Ireland, with the result that many people starved.


What plant is codeine derived from?

opium poppy plant in south America


What is one indigenous plant in south America?

A Pine Tree is one indigenous plant in South Africa


What prompted the massive migration of Irish to the US in the 1940s?

It was in the 1840s, not 1940s- and the motive was hunger. A major food crop in Ireland was the potato. A plant disease killed the potato plants for 5 years. More than a million people starved, and another million left Ireland.


Where did the pineapple plant originate from?

The pineapple plant is believed to have originated in South America, specifically in the regions of Paraguay and southern Brazil. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples and eventually spread throughout Central and South America.