Today, we'll be taking a look at the Emerald Isle, better known as the Republic of Ireland. In case you're wondering, Ireland is called the Emerald Isle because of its vales of green and lush rolling hills. These are the most distinguishing facts about Ireland: 1. From 1845 to 1849, Ireland experienced the Great Famine - also called the Great Hunger - characterized by mass starvation and disease. This was caused by the failure of Ireland's staple crop - the potato - in successive years, caused by late blight. The disease attacks and destroys both the leaves and tubers of the potato plant. The Great Famine resulted in at least one million deaths in Ireland and the emigration of another one million people during the famine years. It also caused the deaths of 100,000 people outside Ireland. 2. Ireland ranks second in tea consumption in the world, only after Turkey. Ireland has a very high tea consumption rate per capita - 2.19 kg of tea per year. Ireland is followe...
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