Danny Healy-Rae: I said 1740, not 1840

Danny Healy-Rae corrects the historical reference and clarifies that he meant the 1740 famine, not 1840. He says the 1740 famine was caused by two years of continuous rain and that the failure of a single crop did not alone decimate the population.

Clarification of the record

Danny Healy-Rae begins by asking for the record to be corrected, insisting the issue was not a 'bit of rain' and that the cause of the 1740 famine was prolonged wet weather. He distinguishes that event from the later potato-related famine.

What he says about the famines

Healy-Rae states there were two famines and that the second one was linked to potato failure. He stresses that the 1740 crisis followed two years when it 'never stopped raining' and that blaming a single failed crop is inaccurate.

Why it matters

Healy-Rae closes by reinforcing the factual correction and thanking viewers. The brief statement focuses on precise dates and causes to correct public understanding of those historical famines.