Potatoes were brought back to Ireland and the rest of Europe from the "New World", South America, upon their discovery by European explorers. Potatoes were not found anywhere in Europe, Asia or Africa until they were imported.
Ireland became dependent on potatoes after their importation to Europe largely because it was a poor country and potatoes grow quickly and easily in many different climates.
It would have come by ship, as that was the only way to get to Ireland.
It is not known for certain when it came to Ireland. The potato comes from South America and would have come to Europe with returning Spanish explorers in the 1570s. At sometime within the following years it would have come to Ireland, in the 1570s or 1580s. It is often said that Walter Raleigh brought the potato to Ireland, but that is not certain and generally regarded as a myth.
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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.
Many of the Howick Fencibles were from Ireland, having left due to the Irish potato famine of 1846 to 1849.
Potato Blight
It would have come by ship, as that was the only way to get to Ireland.
Jacket potatoes are what baked potatoes are called in England.
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Potato skins
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It is not known for certain when it came to Ireland. The potato comes from South America and would have come to Europe with returning Spanish explorers in the 1570s. At sometime within the following years it would have come to Ireland, in the 1570s or 1580s. It is often said that Walter Raleigh brought the potato to Ireland, but that is not certain and generally regarded as a myth.
Potato blight.
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