The deliberate introduction of the killer disease Myxomatosis to Irish rabbits.
Rabbits were probably brought to Ireland by the Normans in the twelfth century, they soon spread all over this island of ours and went on to become a valued source of food and income for the less well off, the small farmers, urban workers, farm labourers and those without full time employment.
The thriving Irish rabbit population estimated at 40 million fed many a poor child, and was a staple source of meat and additional income for lowly paid workers and struggling small farming families. Some account