GARDINERS CHRONICLE

The Murrain was phytophthora infestans a highly contagious fungus that attacked the strain of potatoes planted in Ireland at the time. The worst thing about the blight was that the Irish poor had developed such a narrow diet that the potato was virtually their only food. See {639195} and {639196}.

The Murrain was phytophthora infestans a highly contagious fungus that attacked the strain of potatoes planted in Ireland at the time. The worst thing about the blight was that the Irish poor had developed such a narrow diet that the potato was virtually their only food. See {639195} and {639196}.