Most Irish emigrated because of the Great Famine in Ireland between 1845 and 1852. The vast majority were Catholics.
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1840 also there were many german immigrants that came about that time
Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the Potato Famine settled in and around Boston and New York. The main reason was they didn't come to the country with very much money, and lacked the resources to move further inland.
immigrants from Ireland come form Ireland.
they did not practice the same religion as most americans
they did not practice the same religion as most americans
In 1922 many Irish people came to Britain as immigrants.
1840 also there were many german immigrants that came about that time
Economics, They were starving back home.
Most of the Irish immigrants who came to the United States to escape the Potato Famine settled in and around Boston and New York. The main reason was they didn't come to the country with very much money, and lacked the resources to move further inland.
Irish immigrants sailed to Canada as early as the 17th century. The Irish chose to leave Ireland due to the Great Famine that lasted from 1845 to 1852.
immigrants from Ireland come form Ireland.
they did not practice the same religion as most americans
they did not practice the same religion as most americans
Andrew Jackson came from a poor family of Irish Protestant immigrants.
The Irish and English immigrants brought the tradition of Halloween to the US in the mid 1800s.
The 'Scotch-Irish' are the Protestants planted in North Ireland by the British in the early 1600s. They were of Scottish Lowland origin. The term came about in the U.S.to distinguish them from the native Catholic Irish.
The Germans and Irish are the two largest non-English immigrant groups to the colonies, respectively. I do not remember the reason for the German immigration, but a potato famine prompted the Irish immigration. Most Germans settled in Pennsylvania.