What caused the famine in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century, in which about a million people died and a million and a half more left the country?

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The failure of the potato crop, a major part of the Irish diet. In the middle of the 19th century, the failure of the potato crop — a major part of the diet for many in Ireland — caused a famine in which a million people died from disease and starvation and another million and a half left Ireland.

What caused the famine in Ireland in the middle of the 19th century, in which about a million people died and a million and a half more left the country?

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