Quote Originally Posted by Ash View Post
Mostly from the potato famine, I expect.

I watched the 'Victoria' on that last night. Now, as much as you will doubtless blame the 'feckless' irish people for it, it really was very sad.
Monoculture, innit.

Also, large numbers of people starved to death on a tiny island where you're never very far from the sea. This tells you what you need to know about the adventurous palate of the average Irish