My understanding is the Tories actually tried to provide relief by importing food which was discontinued by the liberals. So more PM Russell who fucked up.
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epicstove@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
The Irish potato famine wasn’t exclusive to Ireland. It actually first appeared in the US and spread to Europe.
The issue was, unlike other nations, thr Irish ONLY had potatoes as all other crops were cash crops for tax.
Thr British government could have 100% minimized the damage. But they didn’t.
Good Job PM Peel. You fucked up.
ztwhixsemhwldvka@lemmy.world 1 day ago
epicstove@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Iirc they imported Corn from the US since it was cheap. But corn is a odd crop, it’s difficult to digest especially for the Irish who weren’t accustomed to the crop. So it provided minimal nutrition for the Irish.
This was framed as “Look, we give them food and they’re still starving! We’re wasting money, giving it to the Yanks, all for nothing! This is clearly god punishing the Irish for their sin!”
I don’t remember the exact responses by different groups in Parliament, infect Peel was probably wasn’t ass harmful as the others.
Although, I think it’s funny to know that the British PM at the time was named Peel.
ztwhixsemhwldvka@lemmy.world 1 day ago
I’m assuming “ass harmful” is a typo but prefer to believe it’s an historian term applied to British ideological aims
epicstove@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
It was a typo but honesty, I think it fits perfectly so amma keep it.
beejboytyson@lemmy.world 1 day ago
??? Fake news made up by the liberal media. They probably ruined their own crop. Glug glug if you know what I mean.
CalipherJones@lemmy.world 1 day ago
The Brits actively shipped beef out of Ireland while people starved. The Brits also forced the Irish to labor in pointless workhouses to “earn” their food. For instance the Brits would force the Irish to build roads that led to nowhere. Apparently those pathways to nothing are still littered around Ireland.