The Great Hunger was a modern event, shaped by the belief that the poor are the authors of their own misery and that the ...

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.

I did cook the requisite corned beef, cabbage and potatoes, yesterday, the Holy Day, March 17. I also offered a meatless ...

Dozens gathered at Penn's Landing on Monday on St. Patrick's Day to honor Irish immigrants who escaped to America following ...

In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. ..

Many people will be surprised to hear that Claddagh rings were once practically exclusive to rich landlords during The Great Famine.

By 1845, one-third of U.K. residents lived in Ireland and nearly all of them relied on a single potato strain—a disaster ...