[jla]

Ireland had a large population when the Potatoe famine hit, but it was poor food distribution that caused the famine to kill so many people.

Is "poor food distribution" a nice way to say "British indifference to the dying Irish"?

[Happygal]

There was no famine on the east coast. We had good agricultural land, and could feed ourselves. Britain, however took all the grain stocks....therefore leading to a famine.

There was very little famine per se on the east coast of Ireland (better land!). But there was in the west. Cromwell said ```To hell, or to Connaught''. So people had `stony grey soil' to farm. (J. you know, we saw it, last time you were `home').

But there was no famine on the east coast of Ireland. That is correct.

Doesn't forgive the British bastards for what they TRIED to do to this country. (sorry, did I swear?)