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What was the potato blight?
1845
How did the potato blight in Ireland start?
The English, who had no use for the Irish, spread the potato blight germs around on the potato fields so that they could get rid of as many Irish as possible. It largely worked - millions of Irish either starved to death or immigrated to other nations, like Canada and the USA. (That's why my greatgreatgreatgreatgreat grandfather came to America)
What year was the potato blight?
1845
What happen to the potato crop in Ireland in the nineteeth century?
During the period from 1845 to 1852, Ireland suffered a famine due to the potato crop getting potato blight which destroyed the crop.
What were the effects of the potato blight in Ireland?
Initially it destroyed the potato crop. This led to hunger and famine and many people dying or leaving Ireland, severely reducing the population, which still has not reached the same levels as they were before the famine began in 1845.
The organism that caused the great potato famine in Ireland was a?
The blight of the summer of 1845 was called "Phytophthora Infestans", it is an air carried fungus and is still with us today. a fungus --- novanet / gradpoint
When did the Blight in Europe occur?
If you mean the potato blight, it began in 1845 and recurred throughout the 1840's. Michael Montagne
How did the irish famine happen?
The potato crop got potato blight which destroyed the potatoes. Because it was the main food in Ireland at that time, many people began to starve. The famine lasted from about 1845 to 1852.
What is the disease that wiped out the potatoes in Ireland?
It is not known for certain when it came to Ireland. The potato comes from South America and would have come to Europe with returning Spanish explorers in the 1570s. At sometime within the following years it would have come to Ireland, in the 1570s or 1580s. It is often said that Walter Raleigh brought the potato to Ireland, but that is not certain and generally regarded as a myth.
How did the one crop economy help lead to the famine in Ireland?
In the 1840s the potato was the main crop and a major part of the diet of the Irish people. A blight destroyed the potato crop from 1845 to the early 1850s, creating a major famine.
What was in Ireland between 1845-1847?
The potato famine was in Ireland at that time.
What is damage of potato famine in Ireland?
The potato late blight caused the Irish potato crops to fail and rot in the fields. This led to what became known as the Great Famine or the Great Hunger, during which there was mass starvation. Starvation and disease, forced many Irish people to emigration from Ireland between 1845 and 1852.
