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Episode 521: The Irish Potato Famine
Season 1
Episode 521
Published 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Description
When the potato crop failed in 1845 in Ireland, no one at the time knew just how momentous it was. By the close of 1847, Ireland's population, through death and emigration, had fallen by nearly three million souls. It still has not recovered.
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