tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post2554840348959974928..comments2023-10-30T06:29:50.164-04:00Comments on ❖How My Garden Grows❖: Blight, Famine, and BiodiversityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-69619926973329802832010-01-30T13:52:48.203-05:002010-01-30T13:52:48.203-05:00Very sad isn't it? All the oat etc. was sent ...Very sad isn't it? All the oat etc. was sent elsewhere, and I believe there was food to be purchased if one could afford it, which being the limited supply throughout Ireland, all but the wealthiest could not.<br /><br />Erin, you should write a post about the stories, I would love to hear them. Grandfather's stories are the best, mine has spoken of playing in a band at a speak-easy as a teenager, and of course a bit about the great depression, all of which I find so fascinating!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-72187018056510065812010-01-29T14:38:09.453-05:002010-01-29T14:38:09.453-05:00Thomas, you are correct... my Great Grandfather sp...Thomas, you are correct... my Great Grandfather spoke at length about the way everything they grew/made was exported to England, leaving them basically poor and starving. He came from Ireland and the stories have all been passed down, boring when I was little but very interesting now!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-91923192378306799872010-01-29T12:51:44.651-05:002010-01-29T12:51:44.651-05:00Very informative Kelly. I wonder how devastating ...Very informative Kelly. I wonder how devastating last year's blight would have been if most New Englanders relied on tomatoes and potatoes as their main staples. <br /><br />I've also read that what contributed to the devastating affect of the Famine was the fact that much of the food produced in Ireland during that period was sent to England, sometimes under armed guard. <br /><br />Let's hope we don't have a repeat of what happened last year.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303344546714641616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2058555775154932842.post-43368331541270551602010-01-29T09:18:23.874-05:002010-01-29T09:18:23.874-05:00Hmm... for some reason my links are not a separate...Hmm... for some reason my links are not a separate color in most of this post....is it because I changed the text color in some sections?Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457953816169352495noreply@blogger.com