How Do You Understand The Irish Potato Famine?

In 1845, the failure of the Irish potato crop (and its continuing failure over the next few years) set loose a chain of events that profoundly affected not only Ireland, but the United States as well. By the time the Irish Potato Famine had ended, in 1849, Ireland had lost almost a million people to starvation, and over two million more to emigration. Here's how this horrific famine came to pass.

The Irish were overly dependent on a single crop. Partly for socioeconomic reasons-including the small holdings of the average farmer and the poor quality of his land-potatoes were the Irish crop of choice. As a result, while a good crop of potatoes could sustain a large farming family throughout the year, a bad crop could bring disaster.

Irish potatoes were victimized by a microscopic fungus called "Phytophthora infestans," more popularly known as "The Blight." Probably introduced to Ireland from continental Europe (where it had already destroyed potato crops), the blight quickly rendered ... more.

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