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The Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852)
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Ireland’s Great Famine occurred almost two centuries ago. But it remains a modern disaster
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.