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Antrim farmer revives Irish starvation potato A number of March 2013Last up graded at 13:58 GMT Share this post Delicious Digg Facebook reddit StumbleUpon Twitter Email Print Antrim farmer revives Irish famine potato By Nuala McCannBBC Information Michael McKillop with the Irish Lumper carrots Continue reading the biggest storyRelated StoriesPotato blight 'still a problem'170-year-old spuds help researchPaxman found in row about famine brief review A variety of spud at the heart belonging to the Irish famine might be making a come back to the shop shelves just after almost A hundred and seventy years. The Irish Lumper spud has been cultivated once more simply by County Antrim planter Michael McKillop with a keen involvement in history. That Lumper was preferred in the Nineteenth century neverwinter power leveling because it matured happily with very poor top soil. So it turned very popular when using the farmers associated with Munster and Connacht. But came the actual blight. The majority is past. When the harvest failed, the result for Ireland's negative, who depended so much for it, has been disastrous. It is assumed that relating to one million men and women Ireland past away in the 1840s as soon as the failure of the potato plants. Hundreds of thousands involving others emigrated during the problems. The potato multitude Lumper itself basically died out found in Ireland, although about 6 years ago, Mr McKillop who carries on Glens of Antrim Carrots in Cushendall, chose he would plan to revive this. "I am thinking about some of the earlier varieties of apples. I had got word of the Lumper and look at in books rrt had been soapy and tasted bad. On the other hand wanted to sample it to witness for myself,Within he said. "When I'm at a exhibit in County Down, someone gave me one and I planted it during the garden, Via that one, My partner and i grew 29 wee carrots and I believed they tasted lovely, i absolutely grew all of them again.Inches The farmer chose that he may grow these commercially. Previous summer, the guy travelled towards the Delicious Ireland show in Selfridges in London with his Lumper - and folks liked the software. This year, he has got produced more than enough potatoes to use the grocer's shelves for 2 weeks around March. They'll be on sale for Marks & Spencer while in the run-up to Street Patrick's Day regarding 17 Goal. "We wanted to act different and here it is," he said. Despite its neverwinter astral diamonds standing and the ebony memories linked with it, this is exactly potato containing turned to fine. Michael McKillop recommends piping it with all the skin regarding and roasted or burning it. It tendencies of sometimes, a potato with its sources firmly on Irish history. Antrim grower revives Irish famine spud