Oh shit do you want some potato facts?

Potatoes were brought over from Peru to Europe. Peasants didn’t want to eat potatoes because they’re a nightshade and other nightshades are poisonous. So peasants were forced to eat potatoes at sword point. Lords basically forced their adoption on the poor because potatoes were more nutrient dense yet worth less than other crops.

Some excellent points were already covered by others but I still think this is informative and concise. On the irish potato famine…

://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/voices/irish_potato_famine.cfm#:~:text=The%20Irish%20potato%20famine%20was,from%20absentee%20British%20Protestant%20landlords.