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| Picture No | 10220179 |
| Date | 1846 |
| Description | Irish Potato famine, diseased potato stem and leaves 1846 |
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Diseased stem and leaves of the potato plant. The potato crop was the staple diet of the Irish rural population. When potato blight resulted in a ruined crop in 1846, over 1 million Irish citizens died, with a further 1-2 million emigrating.
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| Source | The Illustrated London News, 29 August 1846, page 133 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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