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

Scientists have discovered new evidence that the pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine may have originated thousands ...

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The pathogen struck a major blow to the nation's potato crop, leaving widespread poverty and disease in its wake. The Great Famine that ensued, lasting from 1845 to 1852, marked a major crisis in ...

Learn about one of the worst disasters in Irish history, second only to the Black Death pandemic in death toll estimates - the Great Famine. Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine ...

A Jewish group in Ukraine is objecting to a criminal case brought over the “Great Famine” committed in the 1930s. KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) — A Jewish group in Ukraine is objecting to a criminal ...

A memorial for people who died or emigrated abroad during the Great Irish Famine will take place in Longford on May 19. This year's National Famine Commemoration will take place in Edgeworthstown ...

The Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ... viewers in 2017 for the extent to which the Irish suffered both during the 1840s famine and, while under English rule which was ...

Celtic Exodus may reopen the debate about whether The Famine was a natural ... back on another dark chapter in Irish history with fresh eyes. "I think it’s great because back then everything ...