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FROM 1830 - 1860 > COMINGS AND GOINGS |
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Population Decline The map shows those counties in which the population dropped in the Famine decade due to death and emigration. It was the poor ... |
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Lodging House When new Irish arrivals left the immigration offices, they looked for cheap lodgings in the ports. They often crowded into cheap ... |
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Army Recruiting Even before Irish immigrants had settled in their lodgings, they became a target for the US army which recruited heavily among the new ... |
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Emigration to Australia After the Famine rush, Irish emigrants began to choose other destinations. Australia and New Zealand became more popular, but this meant ... |
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Plan of a Sailing ship The appalling conditions on the early emigrant ships forced the government into overseeing improved conditions. This plan of a more ... |
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1864 Poster This poster is advertising a direct sailing from Derry to Quebec. Canada was a popular destination for the Irish. |
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Liverpool When Irish emigrants arrived in Liverpool, many found themselves swindled out of their money leaving them no money for the onward ... |
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