Did you know that many Irish Americans are descendants of Irish immigrants who left Ireland during a series of years when a fungus—potato blight—caused the failure of the potato crops and economic disaster in Ireland in the years 1845, 1846 and again in 1848?
Nearly two million people left Ireland and came to America seeking better fortunes during this time.
To read more about this event in history access this web resource:
Microbe World: Tracking the Fungus Behind the Famine