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Rural/Farm Life

FedUpWithIt All

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2. I recently read The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith

Reply to farminator3000 (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 12:27 PM

Apr 2013

It is shocking how much of the famine was due to politics.

It was appalling how much of the suffering was due to the prejudicial limiting of available resources. Sir Charles Trevelyan's behavior during the crisis was essentially genocidal. I highly recommend the book. Be warned, it is very depressing.

http://www.amazon.com/Great-Hunger-Ireland-1845-1849/dp/014014515X

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Meet the Lumper! (the spud that caused the Irish famine) [View all] farminator3000 Mar 2013 OP

I had no idea the taste of the potato was sometimes not very pleasant. fasttense Mar 2013 #1

I recently read The Great Hunger by Cecil Woodham-Smith FedUpWithIt All Apr 2013 #2

The only thing good that came out of the Great Famine was oneshooter Jan 2014 #3