A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland - potatoes - was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items - such as wheat and oats - but Great Britain required them to export those items to them - leaving nothing for the Irish to live

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1. A famine in 1845 when the main crop of Ireland - potatoes - was destroyed by disease. Irish farmers grew other food items - such as wheat and oats - but Great Britain required them to export those items to them - leaving nothing for the Irish to live