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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)
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∙ 8y agoThe blight that caused the Irish potato famine originated in the Americas, probably in Mexico
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∙ 13y agoIt originated in Ireland in 1845.
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What started the grate Irish potato famine?
The potato blight and the British abandoned Ireland and let everyone to die
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.
Common name of Phytophthora infestans?
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight Agent, Potato Late Blight Fungus
How did Ireland almost starve?
In the second half of the 1840s, potato blight destroyed the potato crop in Ireland. At that time it was a major source of food in Ireland. As a result of that famine, many people died and many left Ireland in search of a better life.
What type of disease caused one over one million people to die in Ireland?
potato blight - phytophtera infestans
This was affected by a blight in Ireland?
Potato.
The great potato famine in Ireland resulted from what?
Potato blight.
What disease in Ireland they come to Scotland in 1848?
Potato Blight
Could Potato blight come back to Ireland?
Yes, Potato blight is endemic in Ireland and Europe, but today a variety of types of potato are grown some of which are blight resistant and we also have chemical sprays that can kill the fungus. The trouble with the blight in the past was that there were no sprays and only one variety of potato was grown and when a blight evolved to attack this variety, it meant that ALL the Irish crop was hit and this lead to famine.
What is the plague that killed all the potatoes in Ireland called?
The potato blight.
Where did the potato famine begin in Ireland?
I think the potato blight first arrived in Cork onboard ships from the US, then spread to the rest of Ireland
What started the grate Irish potato famine?
The potato blight and the British abandoned Ireland and let everyone to die
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 is a potato blight?
potato blight are potato mold,potato disease,potato mildew and potato murrain.
Common name of Phytophthora infestans?
Potato Blight, Potato Late Blight Agent, Potato Late Blight Fungus
Is potato blight a bacteria fungus or virus?
Potato blight is a fungus.
What disease did the Irish potatoes have?
During the 1840s, potato blight affected potatoes in Ireland, causing a famine.
