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The British government's response to the potato blight of 1845 to 1852 turned crop failure in Ireland into mass starvation.

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INSUFFICIENT LEANING
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Is it true that the British government's response to the potato blight of 1845 to 1852 turned crop failure in Ireland into mass starvation?

Unclear. Several sources indicate the British government's relief response was inadequate and that British policy left Ireland vulnerable, with one quoting Tony Blair's acknowledgement that a crop failure turned into a massive human tragedy. None of the placed items fully settles the causal claim as worded; they support it only in part.

Verdict: PARTIAL LEAN · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 7
1845 in Ireland
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1845 in Ireland. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1845_in_Ireland

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The Great Irish Famine in Irish and UK History Textbooks, 2010-2020
2023
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Lindsay, J. (2023). The Great Irish Famine in Irish and UK History Textbooks, 2010-2020. eric.ed.gov. https://doi.org/10.14324/HERJ.20.1.02

Great Famine (Ireland) - Wikipedia
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Great Famine (Ireland) - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)

The scientific investigation of the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, 1845-6
1946
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O'Neill, T. P. (1946). The scientific investigation of the failure of the potato crop in Ireland, 1845-6. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0021121400032867

The Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's financial crisis
2022
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The Great Famine in Ireland and Britain's financial crisis. (2022). jstor.org. https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctv2cc5rqc

La grande famine en Irlande, 1845-1851
2014
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La grande famine en Irlande, 1845-1851. (2014). univ-sorbonne-nouvelle.hal.science. https://doi.org/10.4000/rfcb.194

Rot: an imperial history of the Irish famine
2025
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Rot: an imperial history of the Irish famine. (2025). opac.k10plus.de. https://opac.k10plus.de/

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