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Do you mean What was life like before the Irish immigrants before they fled or after they left?
If you mean before they left then they had several main problems:
1.) The poor system of land tenure whereby managers employed by landlord would divide up the land and charge proportionally higher rent per sq. metre.
2.) Obviously the blight of fungus that killed the potato crop - most people were subsistence farmers so all their food died with the potatoes.
3.) Lack or fertile and useful land especially in the west.
4.) A very conservative government in England with Laissez Faire policies and the coldly logical and anti-interventionist Charles Trevelyan in the Exchequer.
Really life was pretty awful and they weren't getting much help from Westminster because they wanted to keep grain in England to prevent famine there.
If you mean what was life like where they went I'm less sure but I do know that many were successful in getting work in England and America especially. 1.5 million Irish emigrated to America during the famine and it became a hotbed for revolutionary Fenian nationalism later in the century. Certainly if one succeeded in getting work in Another Country one would be a lot better off than staying in Ireland.
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∙ 13y agoa lot better than Ireland, all their potatoes were rotting so they were starving to death.
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What contributions did the Irish immigrants bring to the US that is used today?
The Catholic religion and St. Patrick's day during immmigration of 1840-1860. During the Irish potato famine.
Where did most of the Irish immigrants who came to the US following the potato famine of the 1840s?
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
What symbol was flown on the US relief ships during the Irish potato famine?
The shamrock was the symbol flown on US relief ships during the Irish potato famine.
Where did Irish immigrants settle after the potato famine?
Irish people had emigrated from Ireland long before the Famine but from 1845 they emigrated principally to Great Britain, USA, Canada , Australia and in lesser numbers to New Zealand and Argentina
How many Irish left for America during the famine?
15.00000 ojoj
What contributions did the Irish immigrants bring to the US that is used today?
The Catholic religion and St. Patrick's day during immmigration of 1840-1860. During the Irish potato famine.
Where did most of the Irish immigrants who came to the US following the potato famine of the 1840s?
The Irish immigrated because of the Irish Potato Famine in 1845
What pushed factor contributed to an influx of Irish immigrants in the US during the mid-nineteenth century?
The major factor that led to a flood of Irish immigrants to the U.S. in the 1840s and 1850s is the potato famine which led to starvation and the deaths of almost half of the Irish population.
Did most of the Irish immigrants in the 1800s came because of the potato famine?
Yes
What did Irish immigrants bring America?
Nothing, they migrated to Canada because of the potato famine, and they had no belongings.
Were steam ships used for transportation of Irish immigrants to England in 1830?
Yes, look at..F. Neal, "Liverpool, the Irish Steamship Companies & The Famine Irish", Immigrants & Minorities, 5/1 (March, 1986)
When were the customs of the Saint Patrick's Day brought in america?
The customs of the Saint Patrick's Day celebrations were brought to America with the influx of Irish immigrants during the mid 1800s. The customs include Irish dances and plenty of food and drink.
What happened during the Irish famine?
peopie died
What symbol was flown on the US relief ships during the Irish potato famine?
The shamrock was the symbol flown on US relief ships during the Irish potato famine.
What causes one million Irish immigrants to arrive?
in 1845 it was because of the famine but no Ada's its because of a recession
Which immigrant group came to the us due to the failure of potato crops?
The Irish potato famine led to the influx of huge numbers of Irish immigrants into the US.
Did the Irish still go to work during the potato famine?
The Irish tried to get work
