before anyone tries to say I’m just targeting the Irish — I’m not.
There are plenty of groups in the world who’ve done evil things and then tried to either play the victim or rewrite history to make themselves look better. Look at Japan downplaying their war crimes, or Turkey denying the Armenian genocide. It’s not just Ireland — I call it out wherever I see it.
I’m not here to spread hate. I’m here to point out double standards, push for historical honesty, and remind people that every nation has skeletons in its closet — not just Britain. If we’re going to talk about the past, let’s tell the whole story, not just the parts that make one side look innocent.
Why do so many Irish Americans — and even some Irish nationalists — hide the darker parts of their history?
They keep pushing this idea that the British intentionally committed genocide during the Irish Famine, but that’s just not true. The truth is that Britain spent over £8 million on relief efforts — that’s around £1 billion in today’s money — and even Queen Victoria personally donated £2,000, which is about £300,000 today.
Let’s not forget:
Soup kitchens were set up.
The Corn Laws were repealed to allow more food imports.
Workhouses and aid programs were expanded.
Charities and migration assistance were supported.
Britain even went into debt trying to help Ireland during the crisis. If that’s genocide, then it’s the most expensive and counterproductive one in history.
The real problem was the potato blight, combined with Ireland’s heavy dependence on a single crop. And while it’s true that food was being exported during the famine, that wasn’t just Anglo landlords doing it. Plenty of Irish landlords were just as guilty, sending food overseas to line their own pockets — while their fellow Irish starved. Even the wealthy Irish elite did little to help.
Yet nationalist groups — especially in Irish-American circles — keep ignoring these facts. They use the famine to push this simplified “good vs evil” narrative where the Irish are the innocent victims and the British are cartoon villains. It’s dishonest.
And here’s the ironic part: many of these Irish Americans say things like “Britain, get off native land”, while they themselves are living on stolen Native American land, benefiting from Manifest Destiny and colonial expansion in the U.S.. Some even supported slavery back then — and later turned around and funded the IRA, a terrorist group responsible for murdering innocent civilians and police officers. Shame on them.
The famine wasn’t a genocide. It was a natural disaster, made worse by bureaucratic delays, poor communication, and greed — on both British and Irish sides. It was a tragedy, not a campaign of extermination.
Many Irish Americans today cling to a romanticized identity built on selective history. They:
Ignore Irish involvement in colonialism and slavery.
Gloss over Irish landlords’ roles in the famine.
Support violence in the name of nationalism, like sending money to the IRA.
It’s easy to shout “freedom” when you’re comfortable in the U.S., living on land your ancestors helped colonize. It’s harder to face the truth that history is complex — and your side wasn’t always the hero.
“The famine wasn’t a genocide. It was a tragedy caused by nature, worsened by greed, mismanagement, and a failure of leadership — British and Irish. Romanticized nationalism won’t fix history — but honesty might.”
And don’t get me started on the claim that “America spent the most money on famine relief.” Absolute nonsense.
The British government spent the most, full stop. £8 million in relief, going into debt to do so. America’s contribution came later and wasn’t even close — yet some Irish Americans still spread this myth like it’s gospel. Why lie?
Seriously — why do people lie so much about this stuff? What are they afraid of? The truth?
Let’s talk about another uncomfortable fact: during World War II, thousands of brave Irishmen volunteered to fight with the Allies — against fascism. Against Hitler.
But the Irish government stayed “neutral.” And when those soldiers came home?
They were blacklisted.
That’s right — instead of welcoming them as heroes, Eamon de Valera’s government punished them. Even worse, after Hitler’s death, de Valera sent condolences to the German embassy. Let that sink in: he mourned Hitler, while turning his back on his own Irish men who risked their lives to stop the Nazis.
The Forgotten Irish Colonisation and Raiding History
You always hear about the “800 years of British oppression,” but nobody talks about the centuries of Irish colonisation and conquest.
For hundreds of years, Irish kingdoms raided, invaded, and colonised parts of:
England
Scotland
Wales
Cornwall
The Isle of Man
Parts of Spain and Portugal
These weren’t just quick hit-and-run raids. The Irish established settlements, claimed territory, and displaced locals. For example:
The Irish Kingdom of Dál Riata colonised western Scotland, spreading Gaelic culture and pushing into native Pictish lands.
Irish groups settled in Cornwall and Wales, intermixing but also bringing their dominance with them.
The Irish also had influence on the Isle of Man, with Gaelic kings ruling parts of it.
And yes — Irish ships reached as far as the Iberian Peninsula, targeting coastal towns in Spain and Portugal.
And let’s not forget:
They stole crops, burned homes, and took slaves.
They raped and kidnapped men, women, and children.
They sold people into slavery, just like what happened to Saint Patrick, who was a British Roman citizen kidnapped by Irish pirates.
Irish involvement in slavery didn’t stop in the medieval era. In the Caribbean, Irish settlers took part in the transatlantic slave trade. They owned plantations. They bought and sold African slaves. They benefited from the same colonial system they now criticize others for.
Some Irish were sent there as indentured servants — yes — but many later became masters themselves, participating in the same brutal system they were once victims of.
So when modern Irish nationalists or Irish Americans paint their history as one of pure innocence, it’s deeply dishonest. Every nation has blood on its hands — including Ireland.
“Don’t point fingers about colonisation while standing on land your ancestors colonised. Don’t scream ‘genocide’ while ignoring your own history of conquest, slavery, and cruelty.”
I keep seeing this growing trend among some Irish Americans acting like they want to destroy Britain — and honestly, it’s disturbing how deep the hatred goes. A lot of it comes from a romanticized version of Irish history where Britain is seen as the eternal villain, and Ireland is the flawless victim. But real history isn’t that simple. the irish americans are on native lands for crying outload
Yes, the British made mistakes during the famine — but they also spent over £8 million (around £1 billion today) on relief. Even Queen Victoria personally donated what would be £300,000 in today’s money. They set up soup kitchens, repealed the Corn Laws, and supported migration and aid charities. That’s not genocide — that’s a country struggling (and yes, sometimes failing) to respond to a crisis caused by a potato blight.
Meanwhile, Irish and Anglo landlords — including wealthy Irish elites — exported food for profit while their own people starved. Yet this part is always ignored by nationalist types.
It’s also wild how some Irish Americans scream “Britain get off native land,” while living on stolen Native American land themselves. They forget their ancestors were part of Manifest Destiny, and many supported slavery too. And let’s not forget that Irish settlers participated in the Caribbean slave trade.
And in WWII? Thousands of brave Irish men fought with the Allies — but the Irish government stayed neutral, and even blacklisted those soldiers when they came back. To top it off, de Valera sent condolences after Hitler died — yes, that actually happened.
Historically, the Irish didn’t just suffer — they also colonised, invaded, and enslaved. They raided and settled parts of England, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, the Isle of Man, even parts of Spain and Portugal. Saint Patrick himself was a Briton kidnapped by Irish raiders.
So if you’re going to call out Britain (fair enough), at least have the guts to call out everyone, including your own side. This fantasy of moral perfection while foaming at the mouth to “destroy Britain” is not justice — it’s hypocritical nationalism.
