Catholic Irish Immigrants Experiences in Scotland

Question 1

Generally didn’t speak English but would speak Gaelic or Irish instead.

Answer 1

This meant that

Question 2

Mistrusted due to not sharing a religion with Scots.

Answer 2

This meant that Scots isn’t like them as they were different to them as they did believe the same things when it came to religion.

Question 3

Scots saw them as driving wages down as they were willing to work for less money.

Answer 3

This meant that Scots didn’t like them as they were going to cause the wages to drop for all Scots so they wouldn’t be able to support their families anymore.

Question 4

Scots saw them as diseased and poor due to their condition after escaping the Potato Famine.

Answer 4

This meant that Scots didn’t want to be near them and Catholic Irish felt isolated in society as Scots didn’t like them.