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Question

does any one no nethin bout the irish potato famine

Answer 1

"Beginning in 1845 and lasting for six years, the potato famine killed over a million men, women and children in Ireland and caused another million to flee the country." Follow this link and you will find a vast amount of information on the famine:

http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/index.html

Answer 2

Not a lot. It happened in Ireland a couple of hundred years ago. Some sort of disease affected the potato crop which lead to a famine cos potatoes were the staple diet of the Irish at the time.

The Irish did what they had to in order to survive, including stealing and poaching game on the English landlords estates to many were convicted of these crimes and sent to Australia

Answer 3

DUBLIN - One-hundred and fifty years ago a fungus called Phytophthora infestans began a destructive process that would change the course of Irish and, indirectly, world history. The country is now commemorating the 150th anniversary of the potato famine that would lead to the deaths of millions of citizens and the emigration of many millions more.
A hundred and fifty years ago in September, 1845, the Dublin Evening Post reported a "disease in the potato crop". This turned out to be potato blight which destroyed 40% of the crop that year and almost 100% the following year. The ensuing devastation was known as "The Great Hunger" and resulted in widespread starvation and mass emigration to Britain and the Americas. As a result the population declined from 8,295,000 to less than six million in a few short years.
Towards the end of the 18th century and well into the 19th there was a rapid rise in the Irish population. More and more land was used for potato growing to the neglect of other crops. Some of the older, better quality potatoes were abandoned in favor of the high yielding but poor quality "Lumper". By 1800, 90% of the population were wholly dependent on the potato and in large parts of the country many depended on a single variety, the Lumper.
In 1845 a fungal disease, called late blight, appeared in the Irish potato crop with devastating results. The disease, called late blight, manifests itself in any part of the plant. Discoloration of the leaves accompanied by downy mildew is sometimes the first sign. The tubers may also be infected in the field or in storage, with discoloration of the skin, with a reddish brown dry rot extending into the tuber. Later a slimy, foul smelling rot may destroy the tuber.
It is now known that the blight is caused by the fungus Phytophthora infestans an Oomycete (class) which belongs to the family Pythiaceae. This species is characterized by coenocytic mycelium and the production of biflagellate, motile zoospores. The fungus is heterothallic and can reproduce sexually in the presence of an opposite mating type. Sexual reproduction follows fertilization of an oogonium by an antheridium resulting in the production of an oospore. Overwintering can be in the form of resting mycelium (most usual) or oospores. After germination both will result in the production of sporangia which can germinate directly by means of a germ tube or indirectly by means of the motile zoospores. Germination is followed by encystment and appresorium formation.
Penetration of the leaf surface is by means of an infection peg followed by intercellular invasion with penetration of the cells by means of an haustorium. Invasion of he leaf is rapid, eventually resulting in necrosis and death of the leaf tissue. Under favorable conditions, the sporangiophores emerge through the stomata with a fresh crop of sporangia within 4 to 5 days of the initial infection. This multicycle, airborne pathogen can therefore spread rapidly within crops and from one crop to another.
About 40% of the potato crop was lost to the blight in 1845,and the entire crop was lost by early August, 1846. The loss of that year's crop had its worst effects in the early part of "Black '47", the year when mass emigration started,. Apart from starvation, the lack of food led to other diseases such as scurvy, dysentery, typhus and cholera. Although the 1847 crop was unaffected by blight, famine conditions intensified because there was a shortage of seed potatoes and not enough potatoes had been planted .
In 1845 the population of Ireland was estimated at 8,295,000. When in 1851 the famine was officially over, the population had been reduced by some two and a half million. One and a half million people had died of starvation and disease and a further million had emigrated.

Answer 4

are you serious? you can't find anything on the web about this? man, a search engine (things like google, wikipedia, even your own isp should have a search engine (isp=internet service provider)....Irish famine. the potato crops didn't do so well. the potatoes caught a blight and that is all the Irish grew for food for the winter. many died because the crops were poor quality or not enough. that's what caused many Irish people to migrate to America.

Answer 5

1800's there was a plant virus that killed many of the potatoes in Ireland... At the time the Irish lived off of potatoes and without it many people starved. It led to a massive immigration to the US.

Answer 6

you mean the Irish Potato blight? the whole thing was due to some kind of fungus, people ate the potato the died the end of the story. you might want to look up what fungus cause i can't remember it off hand. They say the fungus could have been brought b/c of warfare but i don't know. Look it up.

Answer 7

It was a long time ago in Ireland when the potatoes in Ireland had a disease in them and they rotted on the vine and alot of people died of starvation because there was no food.

Answer 8

Nationwide crop failure, led to starvation and migration of the Irish to the U.S. and other places. Very bad event.

Answer 9

Yes. It happend in Ireland, and there were no potatoes. It was awful!

Answer 10

I used to!!!