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Few-Ganache-5818 t1_itjd3rx wrote

Reply to comment by imakenosensetopeople in How many potatoes does it take to kill an Irishman? by drunkguysbookclub

I thought it was caused by a smut fungi that destroyed the plants.

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Fit_Cherry7133 t1_itk9zt5 wrote

Kind of. The Irish were forced to only grow potatoes for their own consumption as it took less land to do so. Other foods are shipped to Britain. When the blight struck there simply wasn't enough food for the people that they could legally eat so there was a famine.

Just another example of the wealthy not giving a fuck about anyone else if there is profit to be taken.

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