Disturbed Podcast Narrator

Even though the situation is increasingly dire, Trevelyan also chooses to cut down on more direct relief efforts like supplemental food and soup kitchens. He worries such quote unquote handouts could make Irish people dependent on government support. No one is coming to save Ireland. Famine and its consequences run rampant. The suffering over the next several years is tremendous.

Even though the situation is increasingly dire, Trevelyan also chooses to cut down on more direct relief efforts like supplemental food and soup kitchens. He worries such quote unquote handouts could make Irish people dependent on government support. No one is coming to save Ireland. Famine and its consequences run rampant. The suffering over the next several years is tremendous.

Lack of food probably seems like the biggest danger during a famine, but for Irish people hoping to survive, starvation is only one of the threats. Peasants also face eviction, rising crime and violence, and deadly disease. Let's start with evictions.

Lack of food probably seems like the biggest danger during a famine, but for Irish people hoping to survive, starvation is only one of the threats. Peasants also face eviction, rising crime and violence, and deadly disease. Let's start with evictions.

Lack of food probably seems like the biggest danger during a famine, but for Irish people hoping to survive, starvation is only one of the threats. Peasants also face eviction, rising crime and violence, and deadly disease. Let's start with evictions.

We've already talked about the main incentive for landlords to force out tenant farmers, the ability to consolidate their land into a more modern and therefore profitable agricultural operation. Tevelian's relief policies reinforce those efforts. A landlord's legal obligation to support relief services is directly tied to how many tenants live on their land.

We've already talked about the main incentive for landlords to force out tenant farmers, the ability to consolidate their land into a more modern and therefore profitable agricultural operation. Tevelian's relief policies reinforce those efforts. A landlord's legal obligation to support relief services is directly tied to how many tenants live on their land.

We've already talked about the main incentive for landlords to force out tenant farmers, the ability to consolidate their land into a more modern and therefore profitable agricultural operation. Tevelian's relief policies reinforce those efforts. A landlord's legal obligation to support relief services is directly tied to how many tenants live on their land.

If a landlord evicts those tenants, then they don't have to chip in to support them. On the flip side, farmers can only access the majority of relief resources if they rent less than a quarter acre of land. Anyone with a larger property has to abandon it if they want government support. When tenants are evicted, it's often sudden and violent.

If a landlord evicts those tenants, then they don't have to chip in to support them. On the flip side, farmers can only access the majority of relief resources if they rent less than a quarter acre of land. Anyone with a larger property has to abandon it if they want government support. When tenants are evicted, it's often sudden and violent.

If a landlord evicts those tenants, then they don't have to chip in to support them. On the flip side, farmers can only access the majority of relief resources if they rent less than a quarter acre of land. Anyone with a larger property has to abandon it if they want government support. When tenants are evicted, it's often sudden and violent.

Enforcers hired by landlords don't just ask tenants to leave. They destroy their home and belongings and seize everything of value. Destitute and often starving families are left with no possessions and nowhere to go. Sometimes this results in counter-violence. Farmer mobs armed with pitchforks face off against police and military forces.

Enforcers hired by landlords don't just ask tenants to leave. They destroy their home and belongings and seize everything of value. Destitute and often starving families are left with no possessions and nowhere to go. Sometimes this results in counter-violence. Farmer mobs armed with pitchforks face off against police and military forces.

Enforcers hired by landlords don't just ask tenants to leave. They destroy their home and belongings and seize everything of value. Destitute and often starving families are left with no possessions and nowhere to go. Sometimes this results in counter-violence. Farmer mobs armed with pitchforks face off against police and military forces.

Disgruntled peasants brutally kill people who collect rent, lend money at obscene interest rates, or enforce evictions. Some landlords use another tactic to get rid of their tenants, encouraging them to emigrate to the United States. A number even offer to pay for their passage. This is more civilized than simply demolishing unwanted tenants' homes, but it's still self-serving.

Disgruntled peasants brutally kill people who collect rent, lend money at obscene interest rates, or enforce evictions. Some landlords use another tactic to get rid of their tenants, encouraging them to emigrate to the United States. A number even offer to pay for their passage. This is more civilized than simply demolishing unwanted tenants' homes, but it's still self-serving.

Disgruntled peasants brutally kill people who collect rent, lend money at obscene interest rates, or enforce evictions. Some landlords use another tactic to get rid of their tenants, encouraging them to emigrate to the United States. A number even offer to pay for their passage. This is more civilized than simply demolishing unwanted tenants' homes, but it's still self-serving.

When tenants move to the States, their land reverts back to their landlord. Plus, Atlantic Passage is no cakewalk. Passengers spend the weeks-long journey crowded below decks on vessels designed to transport goods like wood or grain, not people. Anyone lucky enough to land on a ship retrofitted for human transport gets to share a bunk with three other people, at least.

When tenants move to the States, their land reverts back to their landlord. Plus, Atlantic Passage is no cakewalk. Passengers spend the weeks-long journey crowded below decks on vessels designed to transport goods like wood or grain, not people. Anyone lucky enough to land on a ship retrofitted for human transport gets to share a bunk with three other people, at least.

When tenants move to the States, their land reverts back to their landlord. Plus, Atlantic Passage is no cakewalk. Passengers spend the weeks-long journey crowded below decks on vessels designed to transport goods like wood or grain, not people. Anyone lucky enough to land on a ship retrofitted for human transport gets to share a bunk with three other people, at least.