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Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish were never less than a third of all immigrants. The British Passenger Acts attempted to deflect the immigration from the British Isles to Canada instead of the U.S., making the fare a cheap 15 shilling compared to the 4 or 5 pound fare to New York.
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library.thinkquest.org/20619/Irish.html
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Irish immigrants had a rough start in the United States, stuck in urban poverty and taunted by some of their neighbors. They and their descendants overcame the obstacles and prevailed. ... The Irish immigrants of the famine era were the most disadvantaged the United States had ever seen.
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Enter a portion of the Lastname and press the "Search for Lastname" button the database will search for the Lastname in the Passenger List table of the database: ... Irish Immigrants Database ... Records Beginning with Records Containing;
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www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm
www.cimorelli.com/ireland/irishpass.htm
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Irish diaspora - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Irish diaspora (Irish: ) consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants in countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, Argentina, New Zealand, Mexico, South Af...
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First Irish immigrants wanted to find cheap land and establish farms in Colonial America. Those from Ireland were among the most impoverished who came to America. Immigrants who came after the Colonial Period from Ireland were too poor to purchase land.
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www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
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This article focuses on sources and techniques in American records for tracing Scots-Irish immigrants who came to colonial America. ... Many thousands of Scots-Irish immigrants came prior to 1776, with large-scale immigration beginning in 1718. Immigration to America was at a standstill during the American Revolution...
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(See list in Scharff and Westcott, "History of Philadelphia", I, 99.) Other early Irish immigrants arriving at Philadelphia were, Patrick, Michael, and PhilipKearney, natives of Cork, among whose descendants may be named General Stephan W. Kearney, first governor of California, Commodore LawrenceKearney,
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Researchers may have discovered a mass grave for nearly five dozen 19th-century Irish immigrants who died of cholera weeks after traveling to Pennsylvania to build a railroad. Historians at Immaculata University have known for years about the 57 immigrants who died in August 1832 but could not find the grave. ... © 2009 AOL LLC.
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