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Like millions of other Europeans the reasons were three-fold: poverty (the principal cause, from 1847 onwards), political and religious persecution - begun mostly by Scots/Irish presbyterians from 1700 to 1800, and finally the sense of adventure, exploration, etc.
...there was also hundreds of thousands of survivors of the cromwellian reconquest of Ireland shipped to british America and the west indies as slaves. how much of that survives in the current make up of the states is debateable
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∙ 13y agomost Irish immigrated to the U.S. when the Great Famine struck, to try and get a better life, with food. But so have most people who immigrated to America: trying to get a better life. There are no true Americans besides the Indians (natives). All the rest is import.
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∙ 13y agoon ships that were so crowded, with conditions so terrible, that they were referred to as Coffin Ships.
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∙ 19y agoLook up the Irish Potato Famine... Here is a site that came up for me http://www.historyplace.com/worldhistory/famine/
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What good came out of the Irish potato famine?
that they were able to come to America if they did not come to America the we would have mcdonal french fries or potato chip. the Irish catholic wouldn't be alive living in America today
How is Irish mickey ward Irish?
In the melting-pot that is America, you can be define by your ancestors background, if you had Irish ancestors or parents you would be considered Irish-American or as they shorten it in America to just Irish, Italian, polak, Russian, scotch-Irish etc
When did Ireland came to America?
Ireland did not come to America. It is still where it is. Irish people did go to America. They famously went there during the famine times in the 1840s, but have done so many other times since then.
What language did the Irish speak when they came to America?
Both Irish and English.
How do you say America in Irish?
Meiriceà
When did the Irish come America?
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Why did the Irish come to America in 1949?
because of the famine
What good came out of the Irish potato famine?
that they were able to come to America if they did not come to America the we would have mcdonal french fries or potato chip. the Irish catholic wouldn't be alive living in America today
Did Irish people leave Ireland to come to America?
Yes, a huge amount of Irish people have left Ireland to go to America, for hundreds of years.
How did the Irish come to the US?
John Ireland first came to Minnesota and lead the Irish to recruit here in America.
What food crop failed and forced the Irish to come America?
the potato crop
Why did the Irish come to America in th 1800's?
because in england they were mistreated and they starved
What nation does seamus blackley come from?
America. Assuming he is of Irish stock, due to his given name.
When was Irish America magazine created?
Irish America magazine was created in 1985.
Is Irish American in a particular region of the country?
Irish-American refers to people in America who claim Irish ancestry. Irish-Americans live all over America.
German and Irish why did they come here?
The German and Irish came to America because the Germans came here for economical issues but the Irish came here for businese and for religion persicution. They came here for a better lifeThe German and Irish came to America because the Germans came here for economical issues but the Irish came here for businese and for religion persicution. They came here for a better life
What adversitis did Irish face of the Irish migration to America?
free
