GoPetition - Active petitions (Ireland) http://www.gopetition.com/active-petitions/ireland Hot petitions on GoPetition en-us Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Stop the Irish Government from using the 'F' word https://www.gopetition.com/petitions/stop-the-irish-government-from-using-the-f-word.html?utm_medium=rss Government of Ireland stop using the 'F' word, please! Ahead of the National Commemoration of The Great Hunger/ An Gorta Mor in September in Newry, wouldn't it be wonderful for the Irish Government to take control of the terminology of the country's history. Can the government refrain from using the word FAMINE in reference to this period.

The Irish diaspora is now better educated on the period of Irish history between 1845-1851 of the Great Hunger or An Gorta Mor.

It is now time for a passionate request for the Government of Ireland to officially stop calling this period 'The Famine'.

The word famine suggests that it was simply a lack of food. It was much more complicated than this. And to call it by this name denigrates the suffering of the people. The Definition of Famine is 'a lack of food during a long period of time in a region'. Records show how much food was exported out of Ireland at this time.

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