The potato.
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When the British caused the potato crop to largely die, around 1848, many Irish moved to Canada and the US.
A disease in the potato crop caused enormous famine and disease.
Answer: An oomycete named Phytophthora infestans
Guinness.
the potato crop
The crop that failed in Ireland was the potato. As a result of the potato famine, many Irish people emigrated to America in search of a better life and to escape the devastating consequences of the failed crop.
Traditionally, potatoes
Yes.
Disease damaged the potato crop in Ireland.
The main food crop in Ireland was potatoes. There was a crop failure, and people starved to death. Really good reason to leave and go someplace that had food.