Travelling West As America opened up in the 2nd half of the 19th century, new immigrants travelled into the west. This letter from John Henry to his ...
The Immigrant Farmer This photograph shows the difficult terrain which settlers from Ireland faced in Australia. This dairy farmer had to clear chunks of ...
Letter from Australia This Irish immigrant was desperately seeking a more homely atmosphere so he moved from his lodgings in a hotel which were quite ...
An American Coal Mine The coal mines in the Appalachian area provided employment for many of the Irish immigrants. Others worked in the construction ...
American Railroad America’s massive railway construction programme in the later decades of the 19th century provided lots of jobs for newly-arrived, ...
Declining Birth Rates This table shows the change in birth rates for each Ulster county between 1871 and 1911. Counties Antrim and Down had the lowest birth ...
Congested Districts The government attempted to stem the tide of emigration from these western counties through the establishment of the Congested Districts ...
The Irish in Britain This map shows the most popular destinations for the Irish who emigrated to Britain. They arrived in such numbers that they could ...
Seasonal Migration This map emphasises the importance of seasonal migration from north-west Ireland in the second half of the 19th century. Very cheap ...
Wailing Potatoes Seasonal migration was also common in Ireland. This painting shows Irish labour, men and women, sorting harvested potatoes. Ayrshire ...
