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The Irish potato famine hit 1844-49, it's worst year being 1845 or 'black 45' as it was known. Basically the Irish population of 8 million had become incredibly dependant on the potato for food, as it reproduces so quickly in wet soil (which we have lots of). Then a blight hit the potato crop in Ireland (obviously they didn't have sprays to protect their crop) so the potatoes rotted in the ground. They were soft and mushy when dug up so people began to starve. One million starved to death in that period of time, one million emigrated, mostly to the USA and the UK, which is the answer to your question.
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∙ 12y agoBecause the great famine or potato plite kill off all the potato's.We had corn but England took that away from us and we had to go to the u.s.a. to survive .That and the English were try to genocide us.
Because the great famine or potato plite kill off all the potato's.We had corn but England took that away from us and we had to go to the u.s.a. to survive .That and the English were try to genocide us.
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∙ 12y agobecause of the Irish famine. the famine of 1845-1848 was the bleakest period of Irish history.Over two million either died, they suffered too much that's why they absolutley imigrate to America for the better life and future for all generations.
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∙ 13y agoIreland did not 'come' to the colonies. The first British to invade Ireland was in the 12th Century and successive brutal plantations in the 17th and 18th century brought Ireland into the United Kingdom in the 1801 act of union.
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∙ 13y agoIreland didn't migrate anywhere!
Some Irish people have migrated - across many hundred of years - to many destinations around the world, generally to places where English is spoken.
It is often said that the Irish built America.
Boston was known to be a popular destination for Irish emigrants.
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∙ 11y agoIn the early 1800s, many immigrants came from Ireland
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∙ 15y agoMost came to Texas overland by wagon in the 1800's. Now days they come by air, and ships.
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Did Irish people leave Ireland to come to America?
Yes, a huge amount of Irish people have left Ireland to go to America, for hundreds of years.
What country did most immigrants come from into the US in the 1850s?
china
How long does it take a package to come from US to Ireland?
6 days
Why do Chinese immigrints leave everything to come to Canada y?
they don't they come to the us
Where did most immigrants to the us before 1920 come from?
most immgrants came from ireland
Do swallows leave Ireland for warmer climate?
Yes, they leave Ireland for the winter months and fly south to warmer places.
Is Ireland in US?
Ireland is an independent country and it is not in the US.
When did Ireland leave the commonwealth?
1949
When did the 4th Skulduggery Pleasant come out in America?
The US release was April 1, 2010, the same as in Ireland.
Three countries that immigrants come from to US?
Mexico, Germany, Spain, England, Ireland, china etc.
Do you have to pay for puppy to come back from Ireland?
yes you have to pay for a puppy to come back from Ireland but not just from Ireland from anywhere.
When did the people of Ireland leave to go live in the US?
Irish people have been going to America to live for hundreds of years, and continue to do so.
