According to the Irish, it was not just the failure of the potato crop. It was the fact that the British had taken all their other food - cattle, etc. and so the impact of the potatoe famine was disastrous.
Potato Famine
a fungus called phytophthora infestans caused the Irish potato famine.
The Irish Potato Famine was caused by Phytophthora infestans: fungus-like eukaryotic organisms.
The potato blight caused the famine, the species being Phytophthora infestans.
water mold
The potato 'blight' caused the famine, though this is a six letter word.
The Irish Potato Famine
The Great Irish Famine which killed over one million people. Another million emigrated to the US
There was no cure for the famine, as it was potato blight that caused it. There is a cure now, but not in the 1800's.The health was very bad, because potatoes was the main diet of the Irish people. Many died of scurvy, starvation and other horrific diseases.
why did the irish famine start
it was not a mould it was a disease called blight
The Irish potato famine was caused by blight.