Why did the potato famine affect so many people?

Answer 1

Ireland went hungry as potatoes were there main source of food the potatoes failed because of blight. alot of irish people fled to america alot of people did not make the journey.before the potatoe faminethere was more people living in ireland than there is to this day

Answer 2

It was something that happened to Israel and to me at one point because i was very hungry and i couldn't eat because i was napping at 12:00 p.m. EST. I woke up at 9:00 P.M. PST and i started playing Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2...

Not really it was a thing in Ireland where there potatos were blighted, there potatoes were the main source of food.

Answer 3

Since Ireland was a relatively poor country, potatoes were a principal food or staple of the working classes and the farming people. Imports of other foods was not economically possible for most inhabitants. Massive crop failures meant starvation on a large scale.

Answer 4

The potato famine started in 1845 and ended in 1852. One of the main results of the famine was widespread death. This seven year famine also caused millions to leave the country of Ireland.