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[edit] The Drogheda myth and the Ottoman aid
There has been an article in the IT from March 03 2010 indicating that the story of the Ottoman aid is based on a local myth rather than on historical facts. Therefore I propose the following addition and correction to be made to the Ottoman aid chapter. --Eusc (talk) 19:02, 2 September 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Typo on Richard Killeen reference? Which Richard Killeen 2003 work?
Hello. Does the reference, Killen, Richard (2003), Gill and Macmillan Ltd, refer to Timeline of Irish History by Richard Killeen (two ees)? Also, Killeen published Short History of Ireland in the same year (by a different publisher) which was later published by Gill and Macmillan.--Wikimedes (talk) 20:39, 5 September 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Population Graph can't be right...
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"A graph of the populations of Ireland and Europe indexed against 1750." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.124.147.70 (talk) 00:27, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
There's a graph in this article that shows the population of Ireland is 8 million while the population of Europe is something crazy like 2 million. First of all, I generally consider Ireland to be part of Europe. Someone tell me if I'm wrong. Second of all, there's no way that the population of Ireland was ever greater than the population of Europe. What am I missing here? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.124.147.70 (talk) 00:21, 10 November 2011 (UTC)
- Yes, you are. The population of Ireland is measured agains the left hand vertical axis while the pop'n of Europe is v the RH axis. --Red King (talk) 16:14, 17 December 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Rates (local property taxes)
The article correctly points out that a primary reason for eviction was that rates (on properties under four Pounds) were the responsibility of the landlord. However, the article does not point that high local property taxes were a fairly recent feature of Irish life - tithes had existed in the past, but a high local property tax was really a feature of the 19th century, this may explain why evictions were far less common in 18th century famines.2.26.103.212 (talk) 14:07, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
- If you can find a reliable source that makes that connection then perhaps it can be used. RashersTierney (talk) 18:16, 15 November 2011 (UTC)
[edit] Late blight Phytoyhora infestans more recent data
There are inaccuracies on the science content of the article. For example, Phytophthrora infestans originates from the Toluca Valley of Mexico, not from the Andes. The pathogen was only introduced in the Andes in the mid 1900's. Neiderhauser discovered the sexual stage of the fungus in the Toluca Valley in 1958, thereby proving it's origin. See Neiderhauser, JS 1991 phytothora infestans the Mexico connection pp 25-45 Symposium of the Mycolocical Society. Lucas Shattock Shaw and Cooke Ed. Cambridge University Press. Oomycetes are currently considered fungi. Consult any general plant pathology book, for example, Plant Pathology by Agrios The introduction of late blight into Europe occurred after it's introduction in America and is well documented, by Bourke, 1964, The Emergence of Potato Blight 1846-1828. Nature 203:805-808. There are many many other pathogens of potato including bacterial wilt (or brown rot) that are much more important than leaf curl. The latter is caused by Potato leaf roll virus, well controlled with seed potato certification standards and sound cultural practices. Once these practices were in place, the importance of leaf curl in reducing yield or causing crop failure was greatly diminished. A good source of info on potato diseases would be the Compendium of Potato Diseases by the American Phytopathological society. — Preceding unsigned comment added by PlantpathPhD (talk • contribs) 16:53, 14 December 2011 (UTC)
- Thank you for this helpful comment: I've amended the text accordingly - please check my work. I've left the Oomycetes reference (because the Oomycetes article describes it as 'fungus like') alone. Perhaps you could leave a citation at talk:Oomycete that says that it is a fungus. --Red King (talk) 01:03, 15 December 2011 (UTC)
