The Irish Potato Famine (1845–1852)

In 1845, in Ireland, the potato crops were failing and potato plants were turning black and rotten. ..

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[Simplehistory]

What's your favorite vegetable? 🤢🥔🥕🍲

[darkhorsearmor]

Describe one of the most horrific events in Ireland

Plays cheerful background music

[loganblackmun]

"Just don't be hungry."
-British government, 1848

[davidmurphy]

Something not mentioned here but not forgotten by any Irish person who knows their history is the aid we received from both the Ottoman empire and the Choctaw nation. Still greatly appreciated.

[mikeschlau]

fact: until today, Ireland never reached the same population size than before this famine.

[qaddad]

Don't forget the reason why we were so dependent on the potato was because English landlords were focused on making a profit, and all other crops would be sold for more to make up for the loss they were making on the lack of potatoes they were selling. Another thing was the grain they were getting in on mass, details on how it could be prepared for home use were not supplied and thus the name "Peel's brimstone" was given to it. OH, and the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, Sultan Abdulmecid II, actually wanted to send relief to the Irish during the time. The only problem was that Queen Victoria made a donation to the Irish, and the Sultan's aid had to be cut short by about 3/4 of what he intended to send so as to not annoy or upset the queen

[henarebrown]

The Choctaw Indian raised money and donated to Ireland after their trail of tears.
So did the Turkish.

[teto]

There are more people of Irish descent living in the US than in Ireland. 175 years later this is still true.

[vikkimcdonough]

0:22 - "It spread throughout Europe, but hit Ireland the hardest." That's to put it _very mildly._ The death toll from the famine in Ireland was approximately ten times that in the entire rest of Europe _combined._

[lacyhay]

My great great grandpa fled Ireland during the famine. He was one of the few survivors that came to America. Makes me appreciate my family heritage even more

[MrRiderLtd]

1847 The ottoman empire (turkey) sent three ships full of foodstuff to Drogheda Port(Ireland). Turks also sent 10, 000 pounds. It was a great gesture that gave worldwide recognition to the Ottomans. Even Queen Victoria did not behave more generously to the Irish than the ottomans, the British sent only 2, 000 pounds. This is why the Ottoman government was asked to reduce its monetary assistance to 1, 000 pounds. The Irish did not forget this favor and put a crescent and star symbol on the emblem of the city and Drogheda Football Club in 1919. President of Ireland Mary McAleese recalled the Ottoman Empire's favor on her visit to Turkey five years ago and said the Irish people have never forgotten this rare example of favor. "Ireland turned the symbols on your flag, this beautiful star and crescent, into a symbol of the city. We also see these Turkish symbols on the uniform of the football team, " she said.

[IrishTechnicalThinker]

We have a saying in Ireland 'The Potato brought the Blight. The Government and Landlords brought the Famine.'

[chumbawumba]

The fact that my family survived this is the reason I’m proud to be irish

[Kardia_of_Rhodes]

*Great Britain:* "Why did the Irish rebel?"

[thomasnorge]

English: Let me tell you a joke
Irish: ok
English: Potato
Irish: I don't get it
English: *I know*

[jakelovelyYT]

England: I fear no man, but that thing
*feeding the irish*
It scares me

[eltonlee]

To conserve energy, the Irish decided to dance without moving their arms.

[oran]

Irish population before the famine: ~ 9 million
Irish population today: ~5.5 million
England: *_laughs in genocide_*

[PGRFN]

I now understand why the Irish don't like the British

[BillyMinnow]

"The average Irishmen ate 14 pounds of potatoes per day"


Hm... you sure about that???