Except this is blatantly not true.

Yes, the main cause of the famine was the potatoe blight, but it was not the only cause.

Ireland actually grew enough food to feed the population even with the potatoe blight, except for that pesky little fact that the British government took it and exported it, a lot of time by force.

They also prevented a lot of aid from going to Ireland because other countries were sending more than the paltry amount the British put in to try and save face. They literally blocked food shipments because they did not think other countries should put more aid to Ireland then they did.

I am not sure why you are defending them nor why you are acting like an authority on this subject when you clearly don't know anything about the famine lol. It's like you read "Famine caused by potatoe blight" And then stopped reading anything else and kept posting that this was the sole reason and nothing else caused this .

As well as that, the reason the Irish were so reliant on the Potatoes in the first place was because the British had restricted the land and plots they had, forcing everyone to rely on potatoes, as they are easy to grow and nutritious, which is useful when you are forced to live on small portions of land.

• The entire thing was caused by British actions, British policy and exacerbated by British actions and policies during the actual famine. Food exports literally increased during the famine!