Between 1845-1850, the Great Potato Famine created a mass exodus from Ireland, forcing two million citizens to board ships in search of better lives in the U.S. Jeanie Johnston was perhaps the ...

He went on to build two more bakeries, as well as buy two ships which allowed him to import ... However during the Great Famine (1845 - 49) the potato crop repeatedly failed due to blight.

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It says nothing about the Irish Potato Famine of the 1840s and 50s that was ... If they were fortunate, they would find a good, fast ship. In many cases, the immigrant ships were known as ...

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In the third edition of his column exploring the new wave of boundary-pushing folk and traditional music, Patrick Clarke delves into music's role in our intimate relationship with place, and rounds up ...

The death has taken place of New York and Kerry's Gerry O'Shea, Irish Echo columnist and tireless advocate for the ...

North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where ...

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have pinpointed the Andes Mountains as the birthplace of the infamous Irish ...

The source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine has finally been identified. Researchers from North Carolina State […] The post The Source Of The Deadly Irish Potato Famine Has Ties To ...