#OtD 28 Sep 1846 British troops opened fire on starving food rioters in Dungarvan, Ireland, killing one. The Great Famine lasted until the 1850s, killing around a million people and forced even more to emigrate, while food was exported for profit https://stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/10057/food-riots-in-dungarvan,-ireland?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon