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
Ireland’s crisp/chip butty: Serve Irish potato crisps or chips between two slices of buttered white bread.
From BBC • May 10, 2023
But it hardly was considered a meal in itself until the misery of the Irish potato famine made it a necessity.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2023
The potato demonstrates a well-known example of the risks of low crop diversity: the tragic Irish potato famine when the single variety grown in Ireland became susceptible to a potato blight, wiping out the crop.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
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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