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The Great Famine: Ireland's Catastrophe and Diaspora
In 1845, a mysterious blight struck Ireland's potato crop, setting off a chain of events that would devastate the island and reshape its future. This episode explores the Great Famine, or An Gorta Mór, focusing on the years 1845 to 1852. Lucas and Luna discuss the underlying causes: British laissez-faire policies, absentee landlordism, and the monoculture of the potato. They examine key figures like Charles Trevelyan, the British civil servant whose ideology of 'providentialism' influenced relief efforts, and John Mitchel, the Irish nationalist who blamed the British government…
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