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Mainly because of the potato famine around that time. This was a disease called blight which made potatos go mouldy even before they were dug out of the ground. As a result the whole crop failed and because potatos were very important food back then, the Irish were left with not much to eat and lots of people starved. When in Scotland many Irish were treated badly because Scotland was mainly a protestant country whereas the Irish were mainly catholic. Football teams such as Rangers, Hibs and Celtic were made for certain Irish only. Celtic was made as a charity to help the poor Irish immigrants living in Scotland

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