In Ireland, the Irish Famine is known simply as “THE HUNGER.” It began in 1845 when a potato blight spread through every farm in Ireland. and destroyed crops for the next 7 years.
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Podcast: The Lusitania Sank in just 18 Minutes, Beating Titanic
The British ocean liner RMS Lusitania was struck by a German U-boat torpedo in May of 1915, and sunk within sight of the Irish coast in just 18 Minutes!