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2. **Relief Efforts**:
- **Inadequate Relief**: The British government's efforts to relieve the famine were inadequate and often misguided. The initial belief in the free market and the repeal of the Corn Laws failed to address the crisis because the Irish lacked sufficient money to purchase foreign grain[1][2].
- **Limited Assistance**: The British government's reliance on workhouses, which were not designed to handle a crisis of such magnitude, led to overcrowding and further suffering. Many relief efforts were either too limited or too late to make a significant difference[1][2].