“Have you ever heard of the Great Potato Famine? » (Mallon, 2013) The Great Potato Famine was a seven-year period of mass famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852, which killed between five hundred thousand and one point five million Irish people. The Great Potato Famine killed millions of people. Other people died once they emigrated from Ireland because they ended up having to live in overcrowded workhouses. The cause of the Great Potato Famine was due to an organism called Phytophthera Infestans (The Free Dictionary, 2013). After reading this article, the reader will know everything there is to know about the Great Potato Famine, including the main topics of the Great Potato Famine, which will be covered in detail. The main topics that will be covered are the migration of potato blight to Ireland and the history of the potato, land consolidation laws and agriculture in Ireland, food exports in Ireland during the period of famine, the dependence of the potato on the Irish and the Irish/English Relationship at the time of the Great Potato Famine. This article is written to prove that the Great Potato Famine was the worst disease to hit the Irish in the 19th century. The entire potato famine was caused by potato blight, as noted above. However, potato blight has not always been present in Ireland. But then again, neither does the potato. They had both emigrated to Ireland. The potato was not native to Ireland. Sir Walter Raleigh was believed to have imported the potato from the New World to Ireland around 1507. The potato was perfect for the Irish climate. Potatoes grow very well in humid climates where it is not too hot. They are also very good at growing at altitude, such as in the mountains... middle of article... The Irish have thought about the situation. Seeing now that the main topics of the Great Potato Famine have been covered, the reader of this article should be very well informed about the migration of the potato blight to Ireland as well as the history of the potato, land consolidation and farming laws in Ireland, food exports to Ireland during the famine period, reliance on the potato. the Irish and the relations between the Irish and the English at the time of the great potato famine. Now that the reader is informed on the subject, has this article proven the thesis that the Great Potato Famine was the worst disease to hit the Irish in the 19th century? While the reader wonders if this article proved that the Great Potato Famine was the worst disease that happened to the Irish in the 1800s, they also wonder if this disease might be the worst disease that happened to the Irish of all time.?