Irish Famine Part 2: The Great Hunger

The Mad Scientist Podcast by Christopher Cogswell

Sep 20, 202257:21Science & Medicine

What made the government response to the Irish famine so ineffective? What were the social and economic issues which made the blight lead to such significantly worse outcomes for the Irish than other countries in Europe?...

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