Irish potato
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Irish potato
First recorded in 1675–85
Example Sentences
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Between 1845 and 1852, large percentages of Irish potato crops failed from blight, causing mass starvation and disease.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2024
He settled in Scranton in Pennsylvania as the devastating Irish potato famine was causing widespread starvation.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2023
He is expected to visit the birthplace of his great-grandfather James Finnegan, who moved to the U.S. the after the Irish potato famine.
From Washington Times • Apr. 11, 2023
The good news about late blight in tomatoes — the disease best known as the cause of the 19th-century Irish potato famine — is that it doesn’t happen every year.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 26, 2021
The neighborhood experienced a dramatic population influx in the 1840s, when the Irish potato famine led to a great migration to America, as tens of thousands of Irish immigrants landed in Boston.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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