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Have you ever been to Kilteely, sw? There is simply no hope of concealing the theft of a bicycle. I mean, he could have concealed the bicycle in a barn, but the second he tried to ride it he'd have been clocked by one of the 6 inhabitants of the village, each of whom knows every single detail about the lives and possessions of his neighbours.
The interfering, judgemental, small-minded ****s. #irish
They also starved to death in a country awash with food which tells you all you need to know about British rule.
Interestingly, the corn that Peel imported was so alien to the tenant farmer Irish that they didnt know how to cook it and their stomachs couldn't cope with it. Weakened by hunger and desease, it actually killed quite a few of them.
Yes, but the fact is that corn was imported in an effort to relieve the problem. This was emphatically not the act of genocide it is painted as by provos. It was a monumental failure in terms of logistics, communications and imagination, but it was not a consequence of malign intent.
homocidal?
It certainly wasn't genocide. Nobody outside of America thinks it was. In parts of America it is taught alongside the holocaust.....
Corn was imported once, by Peel, to relieve the situation, against incredible opposition from virtually all at Westminster. From that point on, the government did pretty much nothing other than offering relief work. Russell's government had very little interest in helping and, without question, saw mass emigration and, yes, some 'downsizing through termination' as a bonus in reducing population.
Throughout the famine they continued to export huge quantities of food but, despite this, there was still plenty available in Ireland. Unfortunately, your evicted tenant farmer couldn't afford to buy it and nobody was of a mind to give it away.
It is one of the most shameful episodes in our history but it should be taught in schools. There are some wonderful examples of individuals, charities, and well minded folk risking their lives to help.
For the record, the Quakers were the first to get over there and they remained throughout the famine, giving away food.