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The Great Famine: Ireland's Catastrophe 1845-1852
When the potato blight arrived in Ireland in 1845, it triggered a humanitarian disaster that would change the country forever. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore the Great Famine—an Gorta Mór—from the blight's first appearance to the mass evictions, soup kitchens, and coffin ships that followed. They discuss the British government's laissez-faire policies under Lord John Russell and Charles Trevelyan, the cruel irony of food exports continuing from a starving nation, and the long-term demographic and cultural devastation that reduced Ireland's population by millions…
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