When did the Irish come to America?

Answer 1

The Irish Immigrants came in 3 waves. The first and second was after 1717. Because of crop failures and a failing linen industry not to mention the great religious conflict in their own country (Catholic/Protestant) which led to Irish against Irish led to a 60 year migration and over 200,000 Irish migrated to America (most landing at Philadelphia, the colonies' main port for Immigrants in the first and second migration of the Irish. Most Scottish-Irish came to America as indentured servants. The Nations first Immigrant Reception Station was Castle Garden which opened in 1855. In the 1890s a new center opened called Ellis Island. It closed in 1954, but it has been the gateway for three-fourths of all Immigrants. The 3rd wave of Irish Immigrants began in the mid 19th century (1840s). There was the great potato famine. They did not just go to America but also Canada. The British has caused havoc in Ireland and the Irish came to America (mainly) for a better life and worked on railroads, as coal miners and industrial business'. Although paid poorly the Irish Immigrants felt this was better than returning home to their native soil. To date there are over 43 million Irish descendants.

Answer 2

There was a tragic event called "The Great Famine". The Great Famine was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration between 1845 and 1852. During the Famine, approximately 1 million people died and a million more emigrated from Ireland, causing the country's population to fall by between 20% and 25%. The proximate cause of famine was a potato disease commonly known as "potato blight". Although blight ravaged potato crops throughout Europe during the 1840s, the impact and human cost in Ireland - where one-third of the population was entirely dependent on the potato for food. Americans welcomed the Irish to immigrate over to America and many of them made families in America which is why so many Americans have Irish blood in them.

Answer 3

The first Irish people in Australia were Irish rebels who were sent to the colony as convicts. There were no Irish rebels on the First Fleet, but there were on subsequent fleets, from the 1790s.

Answer 4

The first Irish came here as slaves in the early 1600's..some were indentured, but most were not. The indentured were those unfortunates who had been convicted of a crime, be it petty or serious, and were sent away to the colonies to work in a trade, supposedly for a seven year period, when they would be freed from their sentence. Or, they were kidnapped off the coast and were sold on arrival if they hadn't been bought and paid for in advance. Many of the slavers were black, from the Barbary Coast, an interesting twist of fate. As time went on, interest in white slaves diminished with the introduction of the black slaves who began arriving around 1660. The indentured were treated as evilly as the blacks, bought and sold, worked to death and held in captivity for the duration of their lives. There were some that were treated fairly, and kept for the agreed upon seven years and freed, and history chooses to tell of these more fortunate cases and passes over the fact there were white as well as black slaves in our early history.

Answer 5

Irish people came from Ireland.

Answer 6

mostly around the 1895-1920

Answer 7

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Answer 8

1607.