The potato famine also affected Irish-speaking people, and accelerated the Englishification of Irish society. It has been noted that while many Irish people spoke Irish before the famine ...

The forced reliance on the subsistence crop of the miracle potato was a utilitarian innovation ... Rot: A History of the Irish Famine by Padraic X Scanlan Robinson/Basic Books £25/$32, 352 ...

The historic photo was displayed as part of The Irish Potato Famine exhibit hosted at Dublin's Stephen's Green Shopping Center, Dublin. The exhibition was curated by historian Gerard McCarthy ...

it is important to remember that 2022 also marks the 177th anniversary of the start of the Irish Potato Famine (1845 to 1852). For many, the term "taking the soup" is synonymous with the Famine story.

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Leaving a party with an 'Irish goodbye' has become TikTok's latest trend, however the stereotype originates far from Ireland and instead has a much darker meaning ...

Its effect on the potato gives “Rot,” a vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine by the historian Padraic X. Scanlan, its title. The blight began to infect the crop across much of ...

His latest book is Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine. From 1845 to 1851, Irish potato crops were destroyed by a novel pathogen, the fungus-like organism Phytophthora infestans.

“We have become kindred spirits with the Irish in the years since the Irish potato famine,” he said. “We hope the Irish, Navajo and Hopi peoples develop lasting friendships, as we have.