Lesson 7-Spring Sowing III. The Potato Comes to Ireland No one is sure exactly who introduced the potato to ireland. some believe it was the famous English explorer, sea captain and poet, Walter Raleigh. Others speculate that the potato washed up on the beaches of Ireland as part of the shipwreck of the Spanish Armada, which had sunk off the irish coast in a violent storm W BT L E To be continued on the next page. BACLesson 7—Spring Sowing W B T L E No one is sure exactly who introduced the potato to Ireland. Some believe it was the famous English explorer, sea captain and poet, Walter Raleigh. Others speculate that the potato washed up on the beaches of Ireland as part of the shipwreck of the Spanish Armada, which had sunk off the Irish coast in a violent storm. To be continued on the next page. III. The Potato Comes to Ireland