The Dutch one relates to women who were in 3rd trimester when food became scarce. Their children went on to have obesity and a load of other issues that they passed on to children.
Famines certainly do have very long lasting health affects on a population. That’s primary school knowledge
They didn’t all sit it out
My granda got caught while OTW to attack Brosna barracks ( again)
Spent few years locked up eventually in wormswood scrubs prison in London till the treaty,
Then went on to fight for the anti treaty forces
As can war and conflict
Cardiovascular disease and diabetes are common amongst later generations of famine survivors as is obesity. My own Father’s Great Grandfather survived the famine in adulthood but three of his descendants including my auld lad were dead at barely 60, two from heart disease and one from Pancreatic cancer via diabetes. Genetics are as powerful as they are fascinating.
Part One: Epigenetics and the generational effects of the Great Hunger Part One: Epigenetics and the generational effects of the Great Hunger
Genes of famine survivors now contributing to obesity levels | Irish Independent Genes of famine survivors now contributing to obesity levels | Irish Independent
Transgenerational and intergenerational effects of early childhood famine exposure in the cohort of offspring of Leningrad Siege survivors - PMC Transgenerational and intergenerational effects of early childhood famine exposure in the cohort of offspring of Leningrad Siege survivors - PMC
Ok, so pushing 200 years later, in a country with the highest life expectancy in the EU, you’re saying that people are suffering health effects from the famine and so understand what famine means because they suffered one too?
You read all that very quickly didn’t you? Your ignorance really has no limit.
You reckon people walking around Ireland have the famine in mind because they suffer health effects directly caused by it? That’s what you’re contending? It’s gibberish.
Just try and educate yourself a little on a topic in future before you jump in next time. As @Kyle mentioned some of this is Primary school stuff, I should have known from that epigenetics would be way over that swollen head of yours.
You’re gas. You’d be the first fella on about us taking in refugees because of our history of migration due to events like the famine.
But for some reason when people cite the famine for reasons you dont like we have to dismiss it.
Maybe we should use the Glas mantra of “Fuck off” moving forward.
It seems to be what he’s saying alright
You’re talking through your hole. The famine is causing lasting health problems in the country with the best life expectancy in europe. You also made a genocide reference. Maybe educate yourself a little before commenting.
It was genocide end of
None of this is Primary school stuff guys 
End of. Etc. etc.
It’s almost like some, let’s call them apologists, want the Irish people to forgive and forget it, like they’d prefer we don’t acknowledge it’s effect on the population and to perhaps ignore what the British govt did to our people.
You’d wonder what sinister reasons they’d have for this.
Not according to any experts.
I didn’t go to work today cause it was sunny and I was feeling the generational effects of the famine.
I found Kevin Whelan talking about the legacy of the famine with tommy Tiernan really interesting
