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[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

Because the british bought all out their food sources, subjecting them to a famine where they had to grow potatoes to survive.

[-] crashfrog@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago

No, the famine happened after. You’ve got it backwards.

The famine was started because of a widespread potato blight. It’s not called the Potato Famine because that’s all they could eat; it’s called that because that’s what they couldn’t eat.

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