The situation was made worse by the Corn Law, which kept the price of corn too high for Irish people to afford to buy it. However, the famine worsened when the potato harvest failed again in 1846 ...

While St. Patrick's Day is mostly a day of celebration – it also gives us an excuse to learn more about Irish history. In his new book, "Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine," Historian ...

Its effect on the potato gives “Rot,” a vigorous and engaging new study of the Irish famine by the historian ... by research in contemporary sources and firmly rooted in historical scholarship ...

But all four of us were wondering about the Irish potato famine but wanted to ... tested their research skills and ability to use primary and secondary sources to support a thesis with some ...