> 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

> 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.