<P> The proximate cause of famine was potato blight , which ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s . However , the impact in Ireland was disproportionate , as one third of the population was dependent on the potato for a range of ethnic , religious , political , social , and economic reasons , such as land acquisition , absentee landlords , and the Corn Laws , which all contributed to the disaster to varying degrees and remain the subject of intense historical debate . </P>
<P> The proximate cause of famine was potato blight , which ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s . However , the impact in Ireland was disproportionate , as one third of the population was dependent on the potato for a range of ethnic , religious , political , social , and economic reasons , such as land acquisition , absentee landlords , and the Corn Laws , which all contributed to the disaster to varying degrees and remain the subject of intense historical debate . </P>
what killed the potatoes in the irish potato famine
what killed the potatoes in the irish potato famine
potato blight
potato blight