Irish Potato Famine

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the facts have been revealed, one may move to explore the truth (or falsity) of the history which
developed around the circumstances. This information can lead to a sound judgment in this scenario.
The world was lead to believe that the Irish famine was caused solely by a blight, "which destroyed the potato
crop, the food on which more than half the population lived." Much of the world perceived the situation to be a
great, albeit unavoidable tragedy; the use of the word "famine" in most news reports (fed to agencies by British)
cast the impression of a complete lack of food within the country. True, the potato was the staple food for most
Irish families. Not only was it cheap, but it "could be grown on small plots and not detract from the payments due
the landlord for cash crops." However, while the potato crop was wiped out, the exporting of Irish crops to
England continued at a shocking rate. The following figures are for 1845, at the start of the blight:
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