ALL TIMESCAPES > COMINGS AND GOINGS   1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100   Women emigrants One of the most important aspects of Irish emigration in the second half of the 19th century was the high number of women emigrants, ...     S S Germanic The S S Germanic was built in 1875. It was powered by both sail and steam and sailed between Liverpool and New York. It called at ...     Steerage of City of Brussels Many of the transatlantic ships could carry over 1,000 passengers. Most emigrants travelled third-class, the most basic accommodation ...     Death Rates Journeys across the Atlantic had always been dangerous, but the better conditions and faster crossings brought in by the steam powered ...     Statue of Liberty For new arrivals in America the sight of the Statue of Liberty at the mouth of New York harbour was a welcome sight. It showed relieved ...     Ellis Island In 1892 a centre for new arrivals was built. It was called Ellis Island and all new arrivals had to pass through here for the completion ...     Ellis Island Interior By the end of the 19th century, Irish people made up only a small proportion of the huge number of US immigrants. At Ellis Island the ...     Canadian Advertisement Growing countries like Canada were keen to attract new immigrants. This advertisement, which appeared in the Belfast Newsletter in ...     The Canadian Irish On Assumption Day, 15 August 1909, 8,000 people gathered on Telegraph Hill, Gross Ile, Quebec for the dedication of a Celtic cross to ...     St. Patrick’s Day, New York From the middle of the 19th century the Catholic Church was led by Irish-born bishops. Each St. Patrick’s Day the Church was involved ...     <> 1-10 11-20 21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 61-70 71-80 81-90 91-100