Lumper

lumper English Noun ~ A variety of potato, best known as the variety that failed in the Irish potato famine. en Taste, Memory: Forgotten Foods, Lost Flavors, and Why They Matter David Buchanan 2012 1603584412 “Over there I'm growing Lumper,” he tells us as we look across potato rows growing between poplar windbreaks. en 100 Vegetables and Where They Came From William Woys Weaver 2013 146 1565126866 The Lumper, as they call this particular variety of pots, is a symbol of this Irish dilemma, for this is the infamous potato that failed in the 1840s and caused the great famine. The Lumper is therefore one of the most historic of all the heirloom potato varieties now preserved under the careful eye of historic museums and potato enthusiasts alike, myself included. en The Villa at the Edge of the Empire Fiona Farrell 2015 39 9781775537519 In the 1840s, however, these two counties were among the worst affected when Ireland's potatoes -- those big floury Lumpers that sustained millions -- began to rot. Anagrams en elmpru Plumer Rumple replum rumple en Potatoes