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During the period from 1845 to 1852, Ireland suffered a famine due to the potato crop getting potato blight which destroyed the crop.
The potato.
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.
It was caused by a blight caused by the water mold Phylophthora infestans which caused the potato to becom black, mushy and inedible.
the potato crop was attacked by a fungus called potato blight
The potato.
blight
When the British caused the potato crop to largely die, around 1848, many Irish moved to Canada and the US.
potato
Potato is which type of crop
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.
The Great Potato Famine in 1845 Half of the Irish population depended on the potato crop for food. When the crop failed 1 million people died and some Irish people migrated to the United States and some to Great Britian.