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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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