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Potato Famine: Irish peasant family unable to pay rent because of failure of the potato crop due to Potato Blight (Phytophthora infestans), finding shelter in a hedgerow the day after eviction from their cottage. From 'The Illustrated London News', December 1848. Wood engraving.

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Potato Famine: Irish peasant family unable to pay rent because of failure of the potato crop due to Potato Blight (Phytophthora infestans), finding shelter in a hedgerow the day after eviction from their cottage.  From 'The Illustrated London News', December 1848. Wood engraving.