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

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

In fact, potato dependence was an adaptation to a ... For many descendants of Irish emigrants, the Great Famine is the anchor for a common – if often distant and attenuated – identity ...

Pat Uniacke is a champion hurler, not a golfer, but on Sunday he drove his construction truck up from San Bruno just to stand at an overlook of the 17th tee at San Francisco’s Lincoln Park golf course ...

Also referred to as "The Great Hunger", the Famine, which was caused by a potato blight, lasted between 1845 and 1849, decimating Ireland's population and resulting in emigration on an ...

However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest failed again in 1846 ... Some people emigrated to Great Britain and Australia, but most emigrated to America. Image caption, Many Irish people ...

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 ...