The Irish Potato Famine: How Ireland Could Have Saved All Residents by Banning Export

During the Irish Potato Famine of 1845 - 1849, many poor Irish peasants were displaced because of their inability to pay rent and so they were forced to relocate and setup again on common land which they could not be evicted from. Some wealthy land owners were able to successfully escape the fungal blight which affected so many farms and fields and although these poor and displaced people could see this food, they were forbidden by punishment of imprisonment to touch it. Typically wealthy land o...


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