The Great Famine/The Great Hunger (jan 1, 1945 – jan 1, 1949)
Description:
The Irish Potato Famine, also known as the Great Hunger, began in 1845 when a fungus-like organism called Phytophthora infestans (or P. infestans) spread rapidly throughout Ireland. The infestation ruined up to one-half of the potato crop that year, and about three-quarters of the crop over the next seven years.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1945
jan 1, 1949
~ 4 years