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|author=Ciaran O Murchadha
|title=The Great Famine: Ireland's Agony 1845-1852
|rating=4.5
|genre=History
|summary=In August 1845, reports began to circulate of the destruction of growing potatoes in the south of England, killed by a mysterious and so far unknown plant disease. As yet, the scientific aspects of what was given the name of 'blight' were not fully recognised, let alone understood. At the end of the month, small instances of failure in the potato crop in Ireland were reported, but there seemed to be no cause for alarm until the main crop was dug out in October. Only then did it become apparent that an 'awful plague' had appeared in several areas, with decomposing vegetables producing a strong, foul stench that assailed the nostrils of cultivators and passers-by alike.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847252176</amazonuk>
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|author=Caitlin Davies