Which crop failed, resulting in the death of thousands of Irish in the 1840s?

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David Drayer
May 31, 2017

potatoes

Explanation:

After the discovery of the Incas by the Spanish, the potato became the staple crop of Ireland. The people of Ireland depended on the potato for their main source of food.

In the 1840s a fungus disease attacked the potatoes. The potatoes turned black and were not edible. Thousand of people starved. Thousands more came to America to escape the potato famine.

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