Monster Essays - Irish Potato Famine
Irish Potato Famine
Throughout the ordeal of the Irish Potato Famine, c. 1845 - 1850, people throughout the world formed many
different views on the situation. Those views formed mainly through information fed to world news agencies by
the British government, the ruling power in Ireland at the time. While the Irish starved for lack of food and
medical aid, the English government looked on with callous disinterest. English families feasted on Irish-grown
grains and wheat, as well as sheep, calves and swine exported from Ireland. Meanwhile, the rest of the world
ignorantly believed there was nothing....
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