Irish Famine

[SonofDurgesuth]

Been reading up on this, im English and find its a very sad chapter in our history. It was our greedy government of the day that caused the suffering. The average English person probably knew very little if anything about what was happening in Ireland at that time...the world was a big place then most people woudnt know much outside there own town.

[dancetones9]

OMG y did she say the irish pesents well i will tell ya 1 thing there the fucers that stole our food we did have more food than british

[chopchop8916]

There's a famine workhouse and graveyard in my town (I live in Ireland) and I cant look at it without feeling sad.

[underdonkey5]

P.S. what they don't say, is that the majority of immigrants weren't the poor, they were the rich of ireland (from the county of Ulster). The massive immigration had as much to do with opportunism in the USA as it was about problems in Ireland.

[SPL141]

this video is a lie! Let's count them:

The irish insisted on the potato." LIE! This rickety system held together only because the rural peasants had a cheap and plentiful source of food. The potato, introduced to Ireland about 1590, could grow in the poorest conditions, with very little labor. This was important because laborers had to give most of their time to the farmers they worked for, and had very little time for their own crops.

[MrPlowboy66]

It is such a shame that the #1 Irish export to the world has been her people.

[vivascargill]

what about 1741!! Bliadhain an Air probably killed a greater proportion of folk in a shorter period of time than The Great Hunger

[MrAmadaeus]

They could have went fishing. Just done without the chips! To be sure!

[irishfreedom32]

@MrAmadaeus If they were caught fishing they were shot on site by the British Army as it was illegal during that time....the British Army was stationed throughout of Ireland in all counties. There is a monument erected in the memory of a 5 year old boy that was shot by the British, who was found in the small river burried under rocks as the soldiers hope this boy wouldn't be found, but he was soon after found. This boy was only playing near the river when he was shot...

[StSimonMartyr]

Ireland didnt starve for potatoes, But Food!

Ireland Starved because its food, 40-70 shiploads per day, were removed at Gunpoint by 12,000 British constables reinforced by the British militia, battleships, Coast Guard and by 200,000 British soldiers.

Britain Seized from Ireland's producers tens of millions of head of livestock; tens of millions of tons of flour, grains, meat, poultry & dairy products; enough to sustain 18 million persons.'

5 Million of Catholics Genocided by Zionist England

[irishfreedom32]

@StSimonMartyr I fully agree.

[underdonkey5]

@StSimonMartyr

the whole of europe suffered due to the potato famine. The population of ireland, after the famine and imigration, was still much higher than it is today.Several times in history Ireland has been one of the richest countries in Europe, so there is alot of whinning from Irish people, many of whom complain of poverty whilst being land-owners.However,I agree, as said in the film and here, the problem was not the potato,but the British control of food and rent.

[StSimonMartyr]

It did not.

England did not Starve nor was there a famine.

Scotland had a blight but no widespread famine, as their livestock/food was not confiscated at gunpoint sch as it was in Ireland.

England was exporting food at profits TO europe at this time.

[underdonkey5]

@StSimonMartyr

you talk about England as if everyone was rich there. There were wealthy individuals who were selling food to Europe, but there was also poverty. Many of the prisoners in England were people that couldn't pay debts. I agree about the control of food supply being a problem (also, around 50% of the Protestants that went to Ireland to take land were Scottish, and in the end, many of the English left, so finally around 90% of the Protestants were of Scottish origin).

[AngelikDevill128]

@irishfreedom32 could u elaborate a little about the tragedy of that young boy. i am doing a research topic of the irish immigration, and that seems like information that should be included in my report. Not just a list of facts, but also a report of how people were affected by this famine and i believe that boys story is the epitome of that.

[Ph1nch]

3:57 - 4:30 is a succinct summary of what happened

[RosieT20]

No wonder we were hated. I hate us! Shocking and shameful.

[aranterranting]

@RosieT20 Dont be taken in by all this propaganda. Read as much as possible on the subject and make up your own mind. Who do you think carried out the evictions? It wasnt the Brits it was Irishmen

[irishfreedom32]

@aranterranting, "Who do you think carried out the evictions? It wasnt the Brits it was Irishmen". Are on another planet? The British landlords put up the rents and carried out evictions on Irish people who couldn't afford to pay the rent. That is why some women and children were found on the roadsides dead....had no food, home, or money. By the way, I have studies the history which includes my own ancestory as well. RosieT20 has the right to learn the truth as much as anyone else so back off.

[RosieT20]

@irishfreedom32 I think lots of English people don't know the truth and a lot wouldnt want to - it's a load to have on your conscience even though we weren't personally responsible. Historical guilt I think it's called? Anyway, even if some Irishmen did the dirty work - the ultimate responsibility lies with the Government of the time, and that was the British Government. I don't know how anyone can argue with it tbh.

[irishfreedom32]

@RosieT20 I agree the fault lies with the government at that time. It was an industrial time and British would have been set back three years financially if they helped the Irish people. The British army was stationed throughout that time in every county in Ireland including the North. Food was ordered out at gun point. If anyone was caught trying to catch fish from a river they were shot on site. English people were kept in dark of what was happening and yes it is not their fault either.

[aranterranting]

@irishfreedom32 This may sound awful but to free these people from their shackles this had to happen. Many aussies,yanks,canadians and new zelanders owe their free and prosperous lifestyles to the fact that their ancestors leaving due to the famine.

[aranterranting]

even a nigger knows that to rely on one crop or product is madness. Dont blame the brits, blame the hideous catholic church and their lies. They kept those poor ignorant paddies down for over a millenium.

[irishfreedom32]

@aranterranting don't be racist! The British exported food out of Ireland at gun point and put up the rent costs so Irish people couldn't afford to buy food or live in their homes.

[skribbzo]

@aranterranting yeah wow your very fascist.

[aranterranting]

@skribbzo No just a realist.

[MrThingy3]

@aranterranting kind of hard to grow another crop when the people weren't educated. Kind of like saying don't blame the people of today for relying on banks when they failed....!

[brianmoran1973]

The disease that infected Ireland was the Brittish,The same disease hit India ,Africa,Australia and North America.And Today The Disease Is the US,Infecting south America ,Central america,Cuba ,Haiti and the middle east.Imperialism leads to genocide.

[ccrino07]

it was not a famine IT WAS A FUCKING HOLOCAUST - GENOCIDE

the brits exported beef,bacon,mutton,wheat, butter,vegtables, all to there fucking home land to feed there fat fucking mouths. usual british lies. - there was no food taken from the irish or so the british would say. why was there 20 boats leaving irish ports every day in 1847, what were they carrying oh turf i suppose. it was a fucking genocide plain and simple and of coarse the brits make up there usual shite. scum

[irishfreedom32]

Yes, you are right. It was an industral time in England and the English would have been put behind for 3 years financially if they helped the Irish. They chose money over Irish lives....Genocide is very true indeed.

[sonnydukes]

amen!!! you are 100% correct...this film is made by british,,listen to the accent

[cuttlefisch]

@ccrino07 The British government did this deliberately in order to provide cheap food for the growing industrial proletariat in the English towns and cities, in order to prevent food riots or revolution in England. For this, over 1 million Irish men, women and children starved to death.