In the mid-19th century, a microscopic invader swept across Ireland, leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. The potato ...

Groundbreaking new research identifies the Andes as the origin of the Irish potato famine pathogen, reshaping efforts to combat crop diseases. A groundbreaking study by North Carolina State University ...

Call it a mystery solved. North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora ...

Call it a mystery solved. North Carolina State University researchers firmly point the finger at the South American Andes Mountains as the place where the Irish potato famine pathogen, Phtytophthora ...

Cork, Irish President Mary Robinson said that commemoration of the Famine was a moral act that should remember the victims but also ... The evening opened in a contemporary vein with Maighread Meadh’s ...

Savannah's Wexford Irish Pub has been named one of the best in the United States. Wexford, opened in August 2024, one of 44 ...

Yet empty shells of buildings, boarded-up shops, and some sites that are little more than rubble, remain a persistent blight on the urban landscape. The property crash after 2008 contributed to ...

Scotland's History Land and Votes Potato blight ruins Scottish crops The Adobe Flash player and Javascript are required in order to view a video which appears on this page. You may wish to ...