One of the biggest exports during that period was potato’s to England.

There is nearly one hundred recorded incidents of famine between 1740 and 1847 in Ireland. Massively outpacing the rest of Europe in that, many of these localized events killed hundreds of thousands.

The Prussian nobility, considered the most brutal Landlords in Europe at the time, did not charge as much as the Anglo Irish Lords here.

Is all of this documented? Is there written account of this being the sole reason Irelands population was halved during these years? There was 8 million Irish at the time. I still cannot fathom how people could have been watched to ensure they werent fishing. There were wealthy Irish people who could have helped but chose not too. It would be our own people I would be upset by if they let people starve.

T’is indeed, me dear…check the National Archives here in London and you’ll find what you need. Imports and exports from the British Isles are in the port records. Plus I assume ships had logs that are still available. And I agree about our own people letting Irish peasants starve. Some landlords were incredibly cruel, hence the evictions. Some did all they could to help too…good and bad in all.

Sher didn’t the Emperor of the Ottoman Empire request to give around £10,000 to famine relief at the time but Queen Vic suggested that he must only give £1,000 as she herself personally donated £2,000? Says it all really! They couldn’t have gave a flying f*ck about the Irish…as long as their own people on the mainland were fed. John Mitchell was the person who advocated that it was genocide…revisionism has altered that opinion to a more British friendly version.

Well said. Great argument.

I’m guessing it is Planet BNP.

And there it is! The anti britishness some irish are great at inbetween watching Corrie and cheering for Man Utd.

Nah not a disgrace. Needs to read up about the subject alright, Christine Kinealy’s book is a good starting point. On another note, a big chunk of Irish history has been removed from the English and Welsh history syllabus…the Famine used to be a core part of the curriculum in modules for secondary students but this has been recently reduced. As part of colonial expansion (which they teach in bucketloads), I would have thought the Famine and Irish troubles would have a prominent part in there somewhere.

Our people are more important than any soccer team.

I’m in shock at this comment.

Which part Paul?

Hahaha Ciara, serious trollin’ coming out of ya these days! The ‘Famine’ was a mismanagement of policies by the British…they took Malthusian theories to the next level in the hope of modernizing the agricultural system in Ireland. The fact is that there was no famine as Paul rightly points out above, look at the evidence of exports of Irish foodstuffs to Britain and see for yourself. I suggest you read up on this and quit these ridiculous comments.

Ann marie, they cant be that bad,sure they took you in! More english than the english now are ye?

Ha bet you like bitchin’ about emigration aswell…sher I’m a product of that! No problem with the English, wasn’t the ordinary mans fault that the Irish starved during these times. Policy makers made massive mistakes, plus the instability in British politics at the time certainly didn’t help making a streamline plan in tackling the starvation in Ireland. But seriously, read up about it though…the evidence is all there.

I wonder if we could get a law introduced into the country (similar to the holocaust laws in Europe) that if someone tries to peddle the crap that there was no genocide or forced hunger, that their evil carcasses be thrown in jail for the rest of their lives.

Cal im sure if the evidence was there like it was for the holocaust then it might happen but until that day comesn I doubt it.

Jeezus Ciara.

Incredible historical ignorance there. If there wasn’t food from the fields why didn’t they go to McDonalds.?? Only slightly more ridiculous that your suggestion, slightly.

Ah here Fagans, so is every kid in ireland ignorant? When you were in school were you told it was genocide or a famine? I may have believed what I learned in school but plenty on here believe anything theyre told.

Ciara, may i ask you, do you think that the Nationalists in the North during the 1960’s that were marching for civil and equal rights to the Unionist brethren were marching to start an armed war, or just out on the p*ss, or do you believe they were right to march? I ask this, because, every time i have seen you posting about the North, you suggested that all the Nationalists were the cause of the war there, and that they should have just stayed in their place and accepted things as they were.

Ciara I am a republican & I support the peace we have in Ireland & think that we do have a united Ireland & accept the UK as friends of ours but your comment I would compare it to holocaust denial. The British were running the country they occupied it & if you read history their own citizens were horrified at conditions here at that time.

Cal, im fascinated by irish history, I think its incredible. I have only really become interested in it over the past 5 years or so but I was brought up not to blame others and without hate. Yes more could have been done to help and yes those in high places ignored the plight of the natives but I am not full of resentment and bitterness.

Michael, can you show me where I denied this ever happened?