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The Chicago Post wrote, "The Irish fill our prisons, ... I should say that is quite reason enough." ... In 1850 at the crest of the Potato Famine immigration, Orestes Brownson, a celebrated convert to Catholicism, stated: "Out of these narrow lanes, dirty streets, damp cellars, and suffocating garrets, will come forth some of...
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www.kinsella.org/history/histira.htm
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First Irish immigration during colonial era of ... Irish immigration peaked in mid to late century. This was largely because of dire poverty and starvation in their homeland. ... FACTS ABOUT IRISH IMMIGRATION...
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www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
www.udel.edu/soe/deal/IrishImmigrationFacts.html
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Suddenly, in the mid-1840s, the size and nature of Irish immigration changed drastically. The potato blight which destroyed the staple of the Irish diet produced famine. Hundreds of thousands of peasants were driven from their cottages and forced to emigrate -- most often to North America.
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www.assumption.edu/ahc/Irish/overview.html
www.assumption.edu/ahc/Irish/overview.html
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So the custom of crowding many persons into a single room, now so universal, has been chiefly implanted by the Irish immigration. And since the poor devil must have one enjoyment, and society has shut him out of all others, he betakes himself to the drinking of spirits.
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www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/condition-work...
www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/condition-working-class/ch06.htm
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But if we look behind the numbers, other significant differences appear in the new pattern of Irish immigration. Much of the very early migration had been heavily male;
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www.thedowlings.com/Articles/history10.htm
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Whatever the reason for famine, ... Consider the Irish Potato Famine, the Dust Bowl of the Great Depression in the United States, the accounts of Chinese famines in Jung Chang's book Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China, and the TV news accounts we frequently see of famine in Africa. ... Immigration & Emigration...
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www.ancestry.com/library/view/columns/george/1436.asp
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Harder - Immigration is the act of leaving one's country to settle in another foreign country. ... Throughout history, the number one reason has always been economic opportunity - - the search for better land or a better job. Recently, many professional people have emigrated because of better ... Irish In America:
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www.42explore2.com/migration.htm
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The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies ... The Irish immigrated in large waves during first half of the 19th century, particularly after the Irish Potato Famine of 1846-47. “Poor Pat Must Emigrate” is a cross-curricular lesson plan that explores the reasons the Irish immigrated to Pennsylvania and their experiences...
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www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=79
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People generally think of Irish immigration to America or more specifically Irish immigration to Boston but Just as important was the Irish migration to Canada.
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www.yourirish.com/irish-diaspora-history.htm
www.yourirish.com/irish-diaspora-history.htm
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