An Gorta Mór

The Irish and their bittersweet love affair with the potato appeared to have started in 1589, courtesy of the Elizabethan adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh, who brought potatoes to Ireland.

CultureMeghn Hill20 February 2017Ireland History, Simon Leyland, Mark Furniss, The Great Famine, Potatoes, Sir Walter Raleigh, Youghal, Sir Robert Peel, Corn Laws, European History, Blue Potatoes, Phytophthora infestans, 2015 Issue