Cartoon commenting on the Irish Potato Famine. England; epitomised by John Bull; taking bread to the starving Irish peasants. The potatoes on which the Irish country people depended; had been destroyed by potato blight (Phytophora Infestans); a fungal infection spread by aphids. The infection remained in the soil which meant the staple diet could not be grown. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850