In December 1843, work on the workhouse in Athy was completed. The first inmates were admitted to the workhouse on 9 January ...

Met Éireann has issued an advisory for potato blight over the coming days with certain areas of the country more at risk.

Since the city's establishment in the 1820s, Indianapolis has been a magnet for immigrants seeking opportunity and refuge.

Late blight is a fungal disease that affects potatoes and tomatoes, and can cause widespread crop destruction. The disease ...

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Legendary musician Tommy Hayes has assembled a formidable troupe of Irish musicians for his latest project, The Garden where the Praties Grow, a documentary that intertwines the cultural significance ...

Early summer’s rainy, humid weather created exactly the sort of conditions suitable for the spread of potato blight ...