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i would say it was the potatoes but if it wasn't i know that there was a mold growing on the potatoes so many of them were lost. there was more food sold by the british or English not sure but it was expensive so many people couldn't afford it. most people lost their homes and either traveled to America which was not as great as they thought or theygot their food from soup kitchens. Recourses: just finished a book on the Irish potato famine and wrote a 5 page essay on Irish history i am an Ireland FREAK! and am gonna live there someday!!!!!!
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How did potatoes almost destroy the Irish?
There was a famine in Ireland starting in the middle of the 1840s, which was caused by potato blight destroying potatoes. Potatoes formed a major part of the diet of Irish people, so when the famine struck, many Irish people died and many emigrated. Even today, the population of Ireland has not reached the level it was before the famine.
What does the Irish famine represent?
Potatoes. Potatoes are the main food in Ireland
What were the cures in the Irish famine and what was the health of Irish people in the Irish famine?
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.
The caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US?
Potato Famine
Why do Irish immigrates want to go to America?
The potatoes famine. the Irish got sick from the potatoes
What caused the great famine?
a fungus called phytophthora infestans caused the Irish potato famine.
What potatoes were eaten most often in the Irish potato famine?
Russet
Was it water that cause the potatoes to ruin during the Irish famine?
no. it was a blight
What disease did the Irish potatoes have?
During the 1840s, potato blight affected potatoes in Ireland, causing a famine.
The Irish potato famine was caused by an organism that belongs to which group?
The Irish Potato Famine was caused by Phytophthora infestans: fungus-like eukaryotic organisms.
What shortage of potato crops caused many people to leave this country and come to America?
Ireland. The Irish Potato Famine began in September 1845. Potatoes, upon which the Irish diet was almost totally based, began to disappear. Due to the abundance of potatoes in America, many Irish people began to migrate to the United States. It is ironic, though, that the disease which originally caused the famine was mistakenly transported from North America to Ireland.
What caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840's?
When the potatoes in Ireland developed a disease because of the wet weather in the summer. Potatoes were a big part of the Irish'diet which then led families to starve and other countries such as India to import sacks of yellow cornmeal to Ireland.
