Causes
It had been raining a lot, even more than usual for Ireland. In October 1845, almost overnight, a dense blue fog settled over our puddled potato fields. An odor of decay permeated the air. When the wind and rain died away, there was a terrible stillness. The potato crop was ruined, destroyed (we learned later) by the fungus Phytophthora infestans.
― John Davis Cantwell, A Grandfather's Account of the Irish Potato Famine
Considering the Causes
Potato Blight
Population and Land Subdivision
British Administration
The Social System
Four Corners Activity
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