When it comes to one of the most infamous disasters in Irish history, there's still more to be learned, including exactly where and how it started.

In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato ...

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 ...

A genetic investigation has finally tracked down the source of the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine, closing a case that has been up in the air for years. Researchers nailed down the Andes ...

"I want to talk about Ireland. Specifically, I want to talk about the famine..." Credit: Mashable Composite; Paul Bergen / Redferns / Getty / TikTok Sinéad O'Connor's life was marred with ...