#CharlesTrevelyan, placed in charge of #famine relief by UK's #Liberal admin., on #ThisDayInHistory in 1846 wrote that the #Irish deserved to perish. "The great evil" was not the #PotatoFamine, "but the moral evil of the selfish, perverse, and turbulent character of the people."
John Donley Cabin (b.~1850)
Lenox Township, Macomb County Michigan
John fled Ireland during the potato famine at the age of 22; settling 3 miles south of a settlement called Beebe's Corners. He and his 2 brothers built this cabin
#historic #irish #potatofamine #lenoxtwp #richmond #macomb #michigan
John Donley Cabin (b.~1850)
Richmond, Macomb County Michigan.
Originally located on 29 Mile (Irish Rd) in Lenox Township. 3 generations of Donleys grew up in this cabin.
#photography #oldbuildings #houses #cabins #logcabin #historic #irish #potatofamine #lenoxtwp #richmond #macomb #michigan
Rot: An Imperial History of the Irish Famine
Padraic X. Scanlan
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#irishhistory #historyofcapitalism #historyofglobalization #booksky #potatofamine #famines
And #Ireland knows what it is to be starved to death by a ruthless imperial power! #potatofamine #Article7 #Gaza #zionism
Here's a video about The Fields of Athenry. Giving info about the song itself but also expanding on its story and what Michael had went through when he stole Trevalyan's corn!
#IrishMusic #TradMusic #PotatoFamine #IrishHistory
Notice that there are no eggs.
With #DOGE ending food safety inspections and RFKJr cancelling infectious disease research, expect that we’ll have a #PotatoFamine soon as the crops get contaminated.
Welcome to country is the new Voice Referendum, War on Australia Day, War on Xmas etc. We've come a long way. #PotatoFamine
Admit it, you've made this joke without thinking about it. You degenerate. #versuswolves #supereyepatchwolf #woolievs #irish #leprechaun #potato #potatofamine
Happy St. Patrick’s Day everyone. Here is a little about my Irish history…
Celebrate safely…
#IrishHistory #GreatHunger #PotatoFamine #Resilience
#stpatricksday
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Today, I'm thinking of my #Irish #ancestors who began arriving in the U.S. en masse during the #PotatoFamine. They faced immediate #bias and were threatened with deportation.
They had #shillelaghs, tho. They fought back. 💪🏼
Happy St. Patrick's Day, my Irish brethren. 🇮🇪🍀
#cochran #corcoran #family
Grab this #scarce 1991 #book about the #Irish in #AtlanticCanada before it's gone! $40. #Booksky #Ireland #Maritimes #LocalHistory #SocialHistory #immigration #StPatricksDay #PartridgeIsland #SaintJohn #yellowfever #potatofamine
Understanding #Diversity
The #Irish #PotatoFamine was a monoculture clone problem that was vulnerable to disease and collapse.
#IndiginousKnowledge #maniocTubers #cassava #yuca #GlobalFoodSupply #research #agriculture
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ICYMI: How scientists finally solved the mystery of the Irish Famine. What caused Ireland's potato famine? After 168 years, scientists discovered the strain of potato blight that led to Irish devastation. www.irishcentral.com/roots/histor... #foodhistory #potatofamine #potatoblight #research
I mean it's a picture of titular guitar man salt of the earth Jerry Reed as the X-man, Banshee...what more can I describe
The people who don't think that Jerry Reed could've been cast as the perfect Banshee haven't Jerryread the comics
#xmen #EastBoundAndDown #NotAI #MakeMineMarvel #SmokeyAndTheBanshee #PotatoFamine #Coors
A year of starvation, mass evictions, and emigration. The Irish Potato Famine wasn’t just a natural disaster, it was fueled by politics, prejudice, and greed.
Join us on a tragic chapter in history that reshaped nations. 🌍🥔 #IrishHistory #PotatoFamine
