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March 17, 2019

Irish Potato Famine – The Young and the Old – Extra History – #5

Filed under: Britain, Food, History — Tags: , , , — Nicholas @ 09:00

Extra Credits
Published on 16 Mar 2019

Irish leaders entered the picture when the 1847 Poor Laws backfired, leading landowners to mass-evict their starving tenants. Daniel O’Connell tried to maintain an alliance with the Whigs, and failed. The Young Irelanders split off from the Repeal Association, and as a result, both the rebellious and the moderate minds of the country lost significant traction, unable to fight the famine alone.

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