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In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years are known today as the Great... read more
First Sentence
THE WEATHER IN IRELAND has always been fickle, but the weather during the summer of 1845 was worse than the oldest people could remember.
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Authors & Contributors
- Susan Campbell Bartoletti (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Lisa Diercks (Designer)
- Jay Evans - (Cartographer)
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