According to John Mitchel, quoted by Woodham-Smith, “Ireland was actually producing sufficient food, wool and flax, to feed and clothe not nine but eighteen millions of people,” yet a ship sailing into an Irish port during the famine years with a cargo of grain was “sure to meet six ships sailing out with a similar cargo.”
The export of livestock to Britain (with the exception of pigs) increased during the “famine”. The export of bacon and ham increased. In total, over three million live animals were exported from Ireland between 1846-50, more than the number of people who emigrated during the famine years. A wide variety of commodities left Ireland during 1847, including peas,beans, onions, rabbits, salmon, oysters, herring, lard, honey, tongues,animal skins, rags, shoes, soap, glue and seed.
A beautiful song. Try Maureen Carroll's as well. And remember, the greatest aid to the innocent Irish victims of the Famine came from English Quakers - Christians who too were oppressed by their own government at home.
With potato cultivation over because of the blight, tenants could pay no rents. Sheep and cattle could pay rent, so landlords decided to give the land over to them. “In 1850, over 104,000 people were evicted.”
Lot of emotion here - no surprise about that. It was shameful what absentee landlords did to their Irish tenants. We have to move on though, don't we? Irish music tells the story of these oppressions. What a sad epoch, but the Irish people are resilient and deserve our admiration because they've come back from all of this. But hasn't it made their music about the best folk music in the world?
+Paul Herring . . .Lot of emotion here . . . I am sure you mean well, but . . . Two things: I'm sure I would trade "about the best folk music in the world", as you put it, for my ancestor's lives (I am Irish American). Besides, very little Irish folk music was written during this period; nor for decades after, as it was too painful subject.
Wow, there are some real uneducated post. “Although the potato crop failed, the country was still producing and exporting more than enough grain crops to feed the population. But that was a ‘money crop’ and not a ‘food crop’ and could not be interfered with.”
It makes me ashamed to be English. Remember Ireland was when England was a pup, & Ireland will be Ireland when England is blown up. My grand dads poem from Roscoman.
@jeffzx10 no it was the english not brits... and uve obviously never studied the famine in school we didnt forget where we planted our potatoes lol they got blight
There was a catch to getting the soup....one had to convert to the Protestant Religion, hence the expression..."He took the Soup" or in other words an Informer, a Traitor and so on....
ok god damn it would evwryone who is denyin that the irish had a huge famine and tht we were making enough food .. well thwre was eight million at leawt pwople on ireland vwry overcpopupqted if we had food then why did we have to eat eat grass ?? and in black 45 the english didnt wanna look bad so they sent indian corn and ireland was completly dependant on da spud a man qud eat 60 a day a woman45 a day and a child 20 to 30 a day did i mention that out of eight mil we ended with 3 mil ppl left !
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According to John Mitchel, quoted by Woodham-Smith, “Ireland was actually producing sufficient food, wool and flax, to feed and clothe not nine but eighteen millions of people,” yet a ship sailing into an Irish port during the famine years with a cargo of grain was “sure to meet six ships sailing out with a similar cargo.”
Fantastic
The export of livestock to Britain (with the exception of pigs) increased during the “famine”. The export of bacon and ham increased. In total, over three million live animals were exported from Ireland between 1846-50, more than the number of people who emigrated during the famine years. A wide variety of commodities left Ireland during 1847, including peas,beans, onions, rabbits, salmon, oysters, herring, lard, honey, tongues,animal skins, rags, shoes, soap, glue and seed.
Great Irish song.
Best singer and so ng
Very enjoyable posting.Baby you made me laugh.Who is the singer?Wonderful flute.
ich liebe irische musik
A beautiful song. Try Maureen Carroll's as well. And remember, the greatest aid to the innocent Irish victims of the Famine came from English Quakers - Christians who too were oppressed by their own government at home.
Correct Quakers were great aid 😁
With potato cultivation over because of the blight, tenants could pay no rents. Sheep and cattle could pay rent, so landlords decided to give the land over to them. “In 1850, over 104,000 people were evicted.”
Noice. Noice song .-.
Lot of emotion here - no surprise about that. It was shameful what absentee landlords did to their Irish tenants. We have to move on though, don't we? Irish music tells the story of these oppressions. What a sad epoch, but the Irish people are resilient and deserve our admiration because they've come back from all of this. But hasn't it made their music about the best folk music in the world?
+Paul Herring . . .Lot of emotion here . . .
I am sure you mean well, but . . .
Two things: I'm sure I would trade "about the best folk music in the world",
as you put it, for my ancestor's lives (I am Irish American).
Besides, very little Irish folk music was written during this period; nor for decades after, as it was too painful subject.
Wow, there are some real uneducated post.
“Although the potato crop failed, the country was still producing and exporting more than enough grain crops to feed the population. But that was a ‘money crop’ and not a ‘food crop’ and could not be interfered with.”
It makes me ashamed to be English. Remember Ireland was when England was a pup, & Ireland will be Ireland when
England is blown up. My grand dads poem from Roscoman.
@jeffzx10 no it was the english not brits... and uve obviously never studied the famine in school we didnt forget where we planted our potatoes lol they got blight
There was a catch to getting the soup....one had to convert to the Protestant Religion, hence the expression..."He took the Soup" or in other words an Informer, a Traitor and so on....
with you on that , lets call them english for here in Canada ( a scot) and you share the same grief why am I here ? ask your histrorians !
ok god damn it would evwryone who is denyin that the irish had a huge famine and tht we were making enough food .. well thwre was eight million at leawt pwople on ireland vwry overcpopupqted if we had food then why did we have to eat eat grass ?? and in black 45 the english didnt wanna look bad so they sent indian corn and ireland was completly dependant on da spud a man qud eat 60 a day a woman45 a day and a child 20 to 30 a day did i mention that out of eight mil we ended with 3 mil ppl left !
Total inaction on the part of the UK government, sounds familiar????
GENOCIDE not famine
@SPL141 This is genocide in all iys meanings and english people wonder why we atill dont like them? honestlylol
famine my arse , you paddys planted the potatoes and forgot where you planted them lol
IT WAS NOT THE BRITS , THE PADDYS FORGOT WHERE THEY PLANTED THE POTATOES
jeff baird brits took all other food sources all that was left was potatoes
GO feck yasel ya dopey count.
There's a place for your kind of wit. It isn't here.