The famine of the second half of the 1840s was one thing, but there would have been many political and economic reasons throughout the century. There was poverty and there would have been people going in search of a better life. England and the US, amongst other countries, would have been places people would have gone.
The Irish Potato Famine
potato blight
Most of the Immigration was caused by the potato famine, but some were caused when their king had switched to a England church because of his marriage. That caused England to be in control of Ireland which left them weak. Another when the black plague had spread to them from England and the Irish were mad at them cause now, England had made most of their troubles.
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They came to the US....
England had complete power over Ireland thus starting a Revolution because the Irish wanted to be an independent country.
Canada, United States, England, and Australia.
They were English of Irish descent. Basically, they were Enlgish but had Irish blood in them. Many Irish people went to England looking for jobs during the Irish disapora.
The Irish Potato Famine of 1845 -1851 left one million people dead of starvation and caused another one million to immigrate away from Ireland. The potato was imported as a crop from South America in the 1600s, and ended up being the main food for one third of the population. A blight, now known as HERB-1, caused the crops to fail. Since they were dependent on a single crop, farmers suffered. In addition, many were evicted from their farms by English landowners for failure to pay rent. There were other failures in providing for destitute people, leading to the deaths and Immigration of those who could leave.
The Irish Potato Famine of 1845 -1851 left one million people dead of starvation and caused another one million to immigrate away from Ireland. The potato was imported as a crop from South America in the 1600s, and ended up being the main food for one third of the population. A blight, now known as HERB-1, caused the crops to fail. Since they were dependent on a single crop, farmers suffered. In addition, many were evicted from their farms by English landowners for failure to pay rent. There were other failures in providing for destitute people, leading to the deaths and immigration of those who could leave.
There was a famine in Ireland, known as the Great Famine, or the Irish Potato Famine. Over a million people died during the 7 years between 1845 to 1852. This drove many Irish to immigrate to to the United States.
Most of the immigration was caused by the potato famine, but some were caused when their king had switched to a England church because of his marriage. That caused England to be in control of Ireland which left them weak. Another when the black plague had spread to them from England and the Irish were mad at them cause now, England had made most of their troubles.