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The Irish Potato Famine: A Shift in Policy and Its Consequences

The Irish Potato Famine of the mid-19th century starkly contrasts with an earlier famine in 1782-83, when ports were closed to secure food for domestic needs. In the Great Famine of 1847, however, Ireland saw a significant export of essential commodities while millions suffered from starvation. This piece explores the socio-economic factors that led to the devastating reliance on potatoes, the change in governmental focus from protecting the Irish populace to prioritizing merchant interests, and the troubling decision to allow food exports during a humanitarian crisis.

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The Irish Potato Famine: A Shift in Policy and Its Consequences

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  1. Irish Potato Famine

  2. When Ireland experienced an earlier famine in 1782-83, ports were closed in order to keep home grown food for domestic consumption. Food prices were immediately reduced within Ireland. The merchants lobbied against such efforts, but their protests were over-ridden. Everyone recognized that the interests of the merchants and the distressed people were irreconcilable. In the Great Famine, that recognition was disregarded.

  3. A wide variety of commodities left Ireland during 1847, including: peas, beans, onions, rabbits, salmon, oysters, herring, lard, honey, tongues, animal skins, rags, shoes, soap, glue and seed.

  4. How were the Irish reduced to such poverty that millions were dependent on potatoes for food?

  5. Why the change from protecting merchants and the people of Ireland to Wanting to reduce the population?

  6. Why was food exported during the famine?

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