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Show Tonr old Ireland! It is threatened with a blight to the potato crop and a j famine is feared. There is apprehension apprehen-sion of the black days of 1S47-45 being repeated. The farmers are indeed facing fac-ing a very serious situation, a fact that was noted in Father Malone's letter from Ii-eland to The Intermountain Catholic a few weeks ago. Later ad- iops Bnv that ruin stares tens of (thousands of farmers In the face. Spraying has failed to stay the progress of the disease' which has attacked the potatoes, and intermittent rains have destroyed both corn and potatoes. Black potatoes have already been dug in Counties Mayo, West Kirk and Kerry, Ker-ry, and the dread spots are appearing on the stalks everywhere. |