Jim: "Did Britain export enough food out of Ireland to feed the population several times over, as the#at nice Mrs Smith say they did?




"Point 1: I can say with absolute certainty that Britain exported NO food out of Ireland.

Irish landowners and Irish farmers did export food out of Ireland between 1845 and 1851 in ever decreasing amounts, while at the same time the British Government along with quite a few British Charities did export an ever increasing amount of food TO Ireland during that same period. (You have actually been given the figures taken from Cormac Ó Gárda's Book)
"
Facts as presented:

1844 Peel's Government - Exported 424 - Imported 30 - Non-famine year Corn Laws in place
1845 Peel's Government - Exported 513 - Imported 28 - Famine struck late in year, Corn Laws in place
1846 50% Peel/ 50% Russell - Exported 284 - Imported 197 - First full year of the famine Corn Laws repealed
1847 Russell's Government - Exported 146 - Imported 889 - Black '47 Out of a population of some 7 million people Russell's Government is feeding 3 million.
1848 Russell's Government - Exported 314 - Imported 439


So

1844 (non-famine) net 396 exported ( NO starving Irishmen)
1845 (start of famine late in year) net 485 exported
1846 Net 87 exported
1847 Net 743 IMPORTED
1848 Net 125 IMPORTED

So, during the FAMINE YEARS of 45- 48, "England" IMPORTED a net of 296 AFTER all exports by the Irish.