Allen's and Sweeney's of Summerhill Parish, County Meath and Jersey County, Illinois
My Allen and Sweeney ancestors from Summerhill Parish, County Meath
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Monday, August 24, 2020
History: Why did our Ancestors Leave Ireland? Understanding the Famine
Why did our ancestors leave their homes in Ireland? This website gave me a better understanding of what they faced during the famine and their immigration to America.
The History Place- Irish Potato Famine Index
Before the Famine- Penal Laws to Impoverish Catholics
Tenant Farming in Ireland
The Blight and the Beginning of the Famine
1846-7 The Great Hunger
Coffin Ships
1847-9- New Poor Laws, Financial Crisis
Immigration, Irish in NY, Anti-Irish Sentiment
Ireland after the Famine
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