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THE POTATO famine in Ireland began in September 1846 and its consequences were so shattering that it is ingrained in the Irish psyche to this very day.
More than a million people died over the following few years, when hunger and disease became omnipresent. Up to a quarter of the population emigrated, mostly to North America.
Although potato blight was the direct cause of the crop failure of Ireland’s staple food, there was also a political dimension which exacerbated the tragedy.
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