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The Irish Famine and the Workhouses
03:51 - 09:16 (05:25)
During the Irish Famine, people in Ireland sold everything they had including clothes and furniture to buy food. Those who couldn't sell anything were forced to go to workhouses to avoid starvation and death.
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Pine coffin watched helplessly as ships filled with food departed from Ireland while he was unable to take ships and food to the increasingly starving island.
03:51 - 07:03 (03:11)
Summary
Pine coffin watched helplessly as ships filled with food departed from Ireland while he was unable to take ships and food to the increasingly starving island. Poor people, who had sold everything they had to feed their children, often went to workhouses where they faced the risk of being buried alive in mass graves during the Great Famine in Ireland.
ChapterThe Irish Famine and the Workhouses
EpisodePart Three: That Time Britain Did A Genocide in Ireland
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Peel's approach to famine relief in Ireland relied on local landlords dealing with the crisis, which often resulted in death by starvation or exposure of those who couldn't afford to pay rent for food.
07:03 - 09:16 (02:13)
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Peel's approach to famine relief in Ireland relied on local landlords dealing with the crisis, which often resulted in death by starvation or exposure of those who couldn't afford to pay rent for food. While Peel is acclaimed as one of the best famine relief politicians of his time, this aspect of his policies invites criticism.