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Deadly Irish potato famine originated thousands of miles away, study finds
Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...
Irish Immigration
In the 1840s, Irish peasants came to Canada in vast numbers to escape a famine that swept Ireland. Robert Whyte kept a record ...
New Food Magazine9d
New study confirms Irish potato famine pathogen originated in the Andes
Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to ...
RTE Online16d
Brian Warfield of The Wolfe Tones launches his musical about The Famine
It may even recall Mel Brooks’ The Producers but for Wolfe Tones front man Brian Warfield writing a musical about the Irish Famine was a very serious business. The man who has been belting out ...
Irish Central18d
On This Day: Queen Victoria, Ireland's "Famine Queen," died in 1901
Queen Victoria - who was dubbed Ireland's 'Famine Queen' by revolutionary Maud Gonne - died on January 22, 1901. The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland had a deep ...
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The 'Path of the Dead’ led to Mayo Famine workhouse
During the Famine it was not uncommon to find the living and the dead stretched side by side on filthy straw on the ‘sleeping ...