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[โ€“] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, Irelands relationship with food was more influenced by Britain taking our food to sell, while forcing millions to die due to potato blight. The great hunger. You might have forgotten, but we didn't.

[โ€“] Dasnap@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago

I'm talking about post WWII specifically though. I know about the blight. We're taught about it in schools here, at least I was.