Posts Tagged ‘#irishimmigrants’
An Gorta Mór (“The Great Hunger”) #10
Irish Immigrant Ancestors: Who, What, When, Where and Why? In my last post I discussed Irish immigrants who arrived after the War of 1812, and the situation of the poor Irish was reviewed. I also shared newspaper articles that revealed the bias against Irish immigrants. The Potato Famine An Gorta Mór set in on the…
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Irish Immigrant Ancestors: Who, What, When, Where, and Why? Review of previous post: In my first post, I recommended three Irish histories—the first two being “must reads” if you are serious about understanding Irish history and why the Irish came to America in such great numbers. Early Irish Immigrants If you are a devotee of…
Read MoreAn Introduction to Irish Immigrant Ancestors #1
Irish Immigrant Ancestors: Who, What, When, Where, and Why? Welcome to my series of posts that will cover the Immigration of the Irish to the United States. The motivation behind this series is to help home genealogists without a full knowledge of history. It contains information that was helpful to me in my research and…
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