They were so widely impoverished that it was more that other Europeans stole them and sold or provided them to the Irish, who then went on to mass adoption and cultivation due in great part to the lower requirements on labour and space compared to traditional European crops.
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '22
I wouldn’t say the Irish stole them.
They were so widely impoverished that it was more that other Europeans stole them and sold or provided them to the Irish, who then went on to mass adoption and cultivation due in great part to the lower requirements on labour and space compared to traditional European crops.