In this powerful and eye-opening video, we delve into one of the darkest chapters in Irish history—the Great Famine, also known as the Irish Potato Famine. This tragic event, which claimed the lives of over a million people and forced another million to flee their homeland, was not just a natural disaster but a preventable catastrophe exacerbated by the cold indifference of the British Empire.
We explore the harsh realities faced by the Irish during this period, including the British government’s adherence to laissez-faire policies, the forced evictions, the inadequate relief efforts, and the continued export of food from a starving nation. This video also highlights the global response to the famine, showcasing the remarkable acts of solidarity and support from countries like the United States, the Ottoman Empire, Canada, France, the Vatican, and India.
In particular, we examine the contributions from the United States, where private citizens and immigrant communities, including those of Irish descent, rallied to send aid across the Atlantic. We also reflect on the extraordinary gesture from the Choctaw Nation, who, despite their own suffering from the Trail of Tears, raised funds to support the Irish people. Additionally, we shed light on the response from India, then under British rule, where citizens donated what little they had to help alleviate the suffering in Ireland—a poignant reminder of the interconnectedness of colonial histories.
Through historical images, narratives, and modern-day reflections, we honor the memory of those who suffered and died, while emphasizing the lasting impact of this tragedy on Irish identity, the global fight against oppression, and the shared histories of colonialism and resistance.
00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:38 – The Onset of the Potato Blight
00:01:56 – British Government’s Initial Response
00:02:27 – Laissez-Faire Economics and Its Impact
00:04:02 – Export of Food During the Famine
00:05:29 – Workhouses and Soup Kitchens
00:07:19 – Mass Evictions
00:11:26 – The Aftermath and Legacy
00:13:04 – Modern Reflections
00:13:33 – Conclusion
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The entire blame for this famine was down to the government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, it was well within the capabilities to reverse the effects of the famine, but they didn’t, Ireland was then a British country, the government should have acted with speed, but didn’t, a total disgrace.
It was not neglect but deliberate. 8m farmers feeding 15m factory workers didn't suit the nobility
No Famine just a great Genocide, when you remove all food sources and life stock under the arm escort of 250,000 soldiers. Works houses adjacent to me had the worst death counts.
Then became TB hospitals. So the burred the TB dead on top of the famine dead. The NHS carried out a soil investigation into one field to create a new car park for staff. 150M * 150M Gr 2M deep of fill of clay the 1M deep of other over grave spots. 20,000 was the recorded for this one grave site.
SICKENING TO THE CORE ❤🇮🇹
I'm descended from these people on my Mother's side
Shocking
Ireland was planted, colonized, pogromed and subjugated over the centuries, but was never willingly a British country. The native population had no say in the act of union, they were beaten down at the time. What would Ireland be today without our dear British friends? Well there would be over 20 million of us, rather than the 6M currently. We would have kept our own language, culture, education, and not have been consigned to the fields. Breaks my heart to think of all that wasted potential. Thank you so much for your intervention GB.
Yes the British also tried to kill off the English 5 million died in the workhouse of malnutrition and related illnesses.
Whats up with the bouncy subtitles?
And now the Palestinians are being starved and denied even water and being bombed by Israel and The BRITISH are complicit. No morals yet they claim to be civilized: barbaric is the word I use.
I detest colonialism. I detest governments. What is crazy is that these scum are meant to work for the people but they work for the elite scum who pay for their campaigns or who they went to the public school with. It’s a big club and we’re not in it.
Capitalism doesn’t work neither does trickle down economics. Viva la revolución.
None of us people who have Irishmen in our family tree history are going to be hanging onto intergenerational resentment, anger and/or hatred. Most of all for us who had an Irishman in our family who escaped that great famine when getting to work overseas instead. Guess what. By the way you cannot spot a North American Irishman among any other kind of racial/cultural family background just by looking at him.
The U.S.A had a great hand in it . Bad seed potatoes
You can alot by someone on how they threat their neighbours
This should be mandatory teaching in UK schools.
These are the same group of controllers that are attacking our Western nations now. But they're weaker, which is why they've tried to poison us all and render us infertile. But they've failed. What comes next I wonder?
Britain…Wouw…What a disgrace.
You left out the word "DELIBERATE"
Horrible soundtrack
BY NEGLECT????????
they exported potatoes EVEN in the WORSE YEARS.
IRELAND MADE PLENTY ENOUGH NOT TO STARVE EVEN IN THE BLIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BUT THE ENGLISH TOOK IT.
people say this isn't a genocide and i don't know how you could not consider it one this was an intentional starvation many times opportunities came to fix the famine and the English rejected them. the population still hasn't prolly wont recover