6/A the landlords soon ran out of funds

2/B relatively easy to grow in the Irish soil

10/C more land than before was used

8/D The impoverished Irish peasantry

4/E to relieve the famine

1/F had long existed at virtually the subsistence level

7/G providing employment on road building

9/H in their opinion

3/I in which the blight thrived

5/J which helped avert some starvation