A new book offers a comprehensive and heartbreaking account of the most terrible catastrophe to befall Ireland in the modern ...

it is important to remember that 2022 also marks the 177th anniversary of the start of the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852). For many, the term "taking the soup" is synonymous with the Famine story.

The historic photo was displayed as part of The Irish Potato Famine exhibit hosted at ... "This is a very important year as it is 170 years since 1847, which is considered to have been the worst ...

In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. .. Tsunami warning after huge 7.1 magnitude earthquake hits Tonga's coast Canazei, Italy – A ...

March 1st, 1847: A heightening of sectarian tension adds ... He has just issued a tract on the Famine. It starts: "Fellow Countrymen - Surely God is angry with this land. The potatoes would ...

The situation was made worse by the Corn Law, which kept the price of corn too high for Irish people to afford to buy it. However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest failed again in 1846 ...

Meanwhile, in the first six months of 1847 ... The potato remained Ireland’s staple. Conflict over land continued. The Famine became a rallying point for Irish nationalists, making Irish ...

The potato famine also affected Irish-speaking people, and accelerated the Englishification of Irish society. It has been noted that while many Irish people spoke Irish before the famine ...

He would have been forgotten but that, in 1890, he composed a lengthy account of the Famine ... of Irish land and labour within a shrinking and accelerating world”. The potato, of course ...

While St. Patrick's Day is mostly a day of celebration – it also gives us an excuse to learn more about Irish history. In his new book, "Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine," Historian ...