• Kaity
    link
    fedilink
    English
    42 months ago

    Because the british bought all out their food sources, subjecting them to a famine where they had to grow potatoes to survive.

    • @crashfrog@sopuli.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      English
      -12 months ago

      No, the famine happened after. You’ve got it backwards.

      The famine was started because of a widespread potato blight. It’s not called the Potato Famine because that’s all they could eat; it’s called that because that’s what they couldn’t eat.