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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 ...
 
  Lodging House
When new Irish arrivals left the immigration offices, they looked for cheap lodgings in the ports. They often crowded into cheap ...
 
  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 ...
 
  Emigration to Australia
After the Famine rush, Irish emigrants began to choose other destinations. Australia and New Zealand became more popular, but this meant ...
 
  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 ...
 
  1864 Poster
This poster is advertising a direct sailing from Derry to Quebec. Canada was a popular destination for the Irish.
 
  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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