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 ===== Points of Divergence : Irish Potato Famine ===== ===== Points of Divergence : Irish Potato Famine =====
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 A very controversial and pivotal event in [[offtopic:Ireland|Irish]] and [[offtopic:britain|British]] history. The root (teehee) of the famine was a blight on the [[offtopic:potato|potatoes]] of [[offtopic:Ireland]]. Various economic, political and social factors compounded to create a great famine that killed a large fraction of the population of the island and led to an equally great emigration. This created the Irish Diaspora - a movement of mostly Catholic Irish to other countries, especially the USA and Canada (as opposed to the earlier mostly Protestant Irish settlement of those countries). A percentage of the 500 billion trillion modern Americans who claim Catholic Irish ancestry may actually be descended from them. A very controversial and pivotal event in [[offtopic:Ireland|Irish]] and [[offtopic:britain|British]] history. The root (teehee) of the famine was a blight on the [[offtopic:potato|potatoes]] of [[offtopic:Ireland]]. Various economic, political and social factors compounded to create a great famine that killed a large fraction of the population of the island and led to an equally great emigration. This created the Irish Diaspora - a movement of mostly Catholic Irish to other countries, especially the USA and Canada (as opposed to the earlier mostly Protestant Irish settlement of those countries). A percentage of the 500 billion trillion modern Americans who claim Catholic Irish ancestry may actually be descended from them.
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 The potato famine also had a strong effect on Britain herself, with food shortages leading to the overthrow of the unpopular Corn Laws and, arguably, a boost in the fortunes of the Chartist movement. The ultraconservative Duke of Wellington (who was, of course, Irish-born) later bitterly claimed that 'all of it parliamentary reform was down to that damn potato'. The potato famine also had a strong effect on Britain herself, with food shortages leading to the overthrow of the unpopular Corn Laws and, arguably, a boost in the fortunes of the Chartist movement. The ultraconservative Duke of Wellington (who was, of course, Irish-born) later bitterly claimed that 'all of it parliamentary reform was down to that damn potato'.
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 ==== What if there was no Irish Potato Famine ? ==== ==== What if there was no Irish Potato Famine ? ====
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 ==== See Also ==== ==== See Also ====
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 **[[pods:Agriculture|Points of Divergence : Agriculture]]** **[[pods:Agriculture|Points of Divergence : Agriculture]]**
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