Places & Things: On Location: Ireland: Famine Ridges

County Mayo, IrelandThe great Irish potato famine resulted in millions of deaths and mass migration out of Ireland. The green, leafy portion of the plants appeared healthy but when the potatoes were dug from the ground, they were black with blight and inedible. The ridges that remain on the landscape have never been turned since and bare witness to this dark time in Ireland's history.
Famine Ridges, April, 2007

County Mayo, Ireland 

The great Irish potato famine resulted in millions of deaths and mass migration out of Ireland. The green, leafy portion of the plants appeared healthy but when the potatoes were dug from the ground, they were black with blight and inedible. The ridges that remain on the landscape have never been turned since and bare witness to this dark time in Ireland's history.