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minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoThe simple fact of the matter is that there was enough food to feed every Irish mouth, and even available aid from other places. Anyone starving was a matter of policy.
minus-squareronl2k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months ago Anyone starving was a matter of policy. Couldn’t some of those over-taxed Irish have chosen to fish or hunt instead of depending on one crop?
The simple fact of the matter is that there was enough food to feed every Irish mouth, and even available aid from other places. Anyone starving was a matter of policy.
Couldn’t some of those over-taxed Irish have chosen to fish or hunt instead of depending on one crop?