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The Irish Famine In The Film The Great Famine

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In the film “The Great Famine”, the Irish famine in 1845 is discussed and it shows how hundred of thousands of people starved to death because lack of crops. Before this time 1/3 of the population relied on the potato crop, and they would eat about 14 pounds of potatoes each day. However, because this crop can only be stored for 6-9 months, they needed to grow enough crops to feed the entire Irish population each year. In 1845 when all the potato crops became diseased, people began to starve to death. The British government didn’t help the Irish at all and send them relief. Politically they wanted nothing to do with them. They believed that they were lazy and needed to work harder, not collect free handouts. Because of this climate of famine
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