My family converted for food. We were apparently shunned by the rest of the family, and ended up in Australia. The rest of the family were O’Connor, the O is an honorific which means “son of”. We were forced to drop the O, and became Connors instead.
In Ireland it's known as 'taking the soup'. In order to be fed, you had to renounce your religion and anglicise your name. So, the difference between Connors and O Connors is that the Connors 'took the soup'. The English have a lot to answer for.
The primary Irish potato famine big was Phytopthera infestans. It’s not a fungus, it’s an oomycete (water mold). Similar to a fungus but not actually a fungus. Sorry to be a pedant…
Thanks! As a descendant of two of the 1.5 million who got the hell out of dodge, I’ve always meant to look into this more. My research shows that my paternal side is English and maternal side is Irish. Seems like the English married into the Irish and said, wow we really are dicks, let’s bail! 😂
My family converted for food. We were apparently shunned by the rest of the family, and ended up in Australia. The rest of the family were O’Connor, the O is an honorific which means “son of”. We were forced to drop the O, and became Connors instead.
Wow. And if they hadn't converted you might not exist.
Yep. But we’ve been atheists for a few generations now, it’s almost as if the food was more important than the religion ;)
In Ireland it's known as 'taking the soup'. In order to be fed, you had to renounce your religion and anglicise your name. So, the difference between Connors and O Connors is that the Connors 'took the soup'. The English have a lot to answer for.
Yeah I'd never heard the expression until I saw the movie Black 47.
The primary Irish potato famine big was Phytopthera infestans. It’s not a fungus, it’s an oomycete (water mold). Similar to a fungus but not actually a fungus. Sorry to be a pedant…
Thanks I'll update it.
Thanks! As a descendant of two of the 1.5 million who got the hell out of dodge, I’ve always meant to look into this more. My research shows that my paternal side is English and maternal side is Irish. Seems like the English married into the Irish and said, wow we really are dicks, let’s bail! 😂
First time I remember someone mentioning the fact about the food being shipped out. Good man yourself James!
There was one Protestant minister who helped the starving as best he could. He became an outcast. Humans suck.
Reverend Robert Traill