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Q: The destruction of the Irish potato crop in the mid-1800s was caused by a?
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What is an Irish potato?

an Irish potato is a mode-ed brown potato potato is was caused by the rain in the summer which caused the famine because potato's died if && they had to eat cornmeal or grits


The caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US?

Potato Famine


The Irish potato famine was caused by an organism that belongs to which group?

The Irish Potato Famine was caused by Phytophthora infestans: fungus-like eukaryotic organisms.


What caused an Irish exodus and the US during the 19th century?

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What is the mold called that caused the Irish potato famine?

The potato blight caused the famine, the species being Phytophthora infestans.


What organism caused the Irish patato blight?

Phytophthora infestans(known as late blight) caused the Irish potato blight.


What mold caused the Irish potato famine?

water mold


What is the 5 letter word that caused the Irish potato famine?

The potato 'blight' caused the famine, though this is a six letter word.


What caused the great famine?

a fungus called phytophthora infestans caused the Irish potato famine.


What caused a massive Irish exodus to England and the US during the 19th century?

The Irish Potato Famine


What caused the Irish polato famine?

A toxic cloud that came from the mainland of Europe, causing agricultural destruction there but nothing compared to what it did to the potato crop in Ireland. Because potatoes had become such an important food in Ireland, when they all died, so too did many Irish people.


What kind of mold caused the irish potato famine?

it was not a mould it was a disease called blight