Irish immigration
Emerald Isle exodus
Irish immigration refers to the movement of people from Ireland to other countries, particularly the massive waves to the United States, Britain, and Australia from the 1840s onward.
The Irish Famine of 1845–1852 drove millions to emigrate.
Irish immigrants shaped labor forces, politics, and culture in their new countries: Her family came over during the Irish immigration of the 1850s.
- Catholic parishesLocal church administrative units
- parish priestLocal church leader
- Great FamineMass starvation in Ireland
- potato blightFungal tuber infection
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
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- New EnglandMaine, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Connecticut
- 1840s-1850sOregon Trail, California Gold Rush, Mexican-American War, Manifest Destiny, Underground Railroad
- Irish Diasporacoffin ships, Great Famine, Ellis Island, second generation, steerage
- Newfoundland HistorySt. John's, Avalon, Labrador, outports, colonial governor
- PhiladelphiaPhilly, North Philadelphia, Chinatown, Liberty Bell, cheesesteak
- Welsh historyironworks, steelworks, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport
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