Tag: Tuber

• How the Potato came to Ireland

  

  It was the Spanish conquistadors who first discovered the potato and brought it to the world outside of its place of origin in South America. They did not, however, realise the value of the vegetable that they had stumbled upon when chasing the Inca Emperor, Atahualpa, and his legendary riches. Once it was introduced into […]

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  March 7, 2021

  Essay, Factual, History, Ireland, Short Story, Update

  Conquistadors, Ireland, Potato, Raleigh, Spanish America, Tuber