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Yes, the fact Britain was brutal to the Irish is no secret. But had Ireland not had a monoculture that all rotted away, things would've been less severe. And w
by forgotoldacc 1y ago
Yes, the fact Britain was brutal to the Irish is no secret.
But had Ireland not had a monoculture that all rotted away, things would've been less severe. And what you've said only further proves the point I was making: you should grow other crops so that you're not dependent on imports. Britain wouldn't let the Irish import food. It's not impossible for a situation to arise where a country doesn't let Britain import food. Growing alternative grains is the British looking at their own brutal history and learning from it.
- closewith 1y ago> But had Ireland not had a monoculture that all rotted away, things would've been less severe. Ireland didn't have a monoculture. It exported other crops and meat throughout the famine and required calories never exceeded food production on the island. The only monoculture was on tenant farmer's personal gardens, which were monocultures by necessity.