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Graph showing Ireland's population from 1600 to 2000. It starts at about 1M in 1600, slowly climbs to 3M in 1700, then spikes to 8M in 1840. Then follows a dramatic crash, bottoming out in the early/mid 20th century. Its population has now recovered to 6M.

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Graph showing Ireland's population from 1600 to 2000. It starts at about 1M in 1600, slowly climbs to 3M in 1700, then spikes to 8M in 1840. Then follows a dramatic crash, bottoming out in the early/mid 20th century. Its population has now recovered to 6M.
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Sarah Taber (sarahtaber@mastodon.online)'s status on Monday, 18-Mar-2024 14:37:17 JST Sarah Taber
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11/ But by 1815, a few things had changed.
The population of Ireland skyrocketed from 1M in 1600 to 8M in 1840.
The super-high yield/acre of potatoes had a lot to do with it: adding the potato to Ireland's crop mix just allowed the land to support more people.

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