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Andrew Taylor’s Year of Nothing but Potatoes

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
August / September 2017

August 1, 2017 by By <a href="https://irishamerica.com/2011/12/adam-farley/">Adam Farley</a>, Deputy Editor<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2017-archive/august-september-2017/">August / September 2017</a> Leave a Comment

Between January 1, 2016 and January 1 of this year, Andrew Taylor lost over 100 pounds, going from 335 to 212 lbs., on a diet of nothing but potatoes. “I haven’t weighed myself since January, but my clothes all fit the same,” he told me over the phone this past June. Irish America covered Taylor’s story earlier this year (February / March), but we thought we’d check back in … [Read more...] about Andrew Taylor’s Year of Nothing but Potatoes

One Hundred Pounds Peeled Off with Potato Diet

By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
February / March 2017

February 1, 2017 by </a> By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant<br/><a href="https://irishamerica.com/archives/2017-archive/february-march-2017/">February / March 2017</a> 1 Comment

The illustrious nutritional profile of the humble potato was further proven by the commitment of one Australian man to eat nothing but the starchy root vegetable for the entirety of 2016. Andrew Taylor, an Irish Australian man from Melbourne, lost over 100 pounds in 12 months by adhering to this diet, and has no plans to stop now. Taylor, who dropped from 335 pounds to 218 … [Read more...] about One Hundred Pounds Peeled Off with Potato Diet

September 16, 1945

World renowned Irish tenor John McCormack passed away on this day in Dublin in 1945. Born in Althone on June 14, 1884, McCormack became one of the most famous vocal artists of the early twentieth century. Songs like his, “I Hear You Calling Me” are still very famous. He studied in Dublin and Milan and his career reached its height in the U.S. where he became a household name. Although an Irish tenor, McCormack preferred an operatic career. In America, following WWI, McCormack sang “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “The Star Spangled Banner” for President Wilson.

Andrew Taylor’s Year of Nothing but Potatoes

One Hundred Pounds Peeled Off with Potato Diet

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