Tbe Irish Diaspora

Question 1

Irish Diaspora

Answer 1

The scattering of Irish migrants and their descendants across the world

Question 2

The irish diaspora in britain

Answer 2

-british had industrial revolution
-irish emigrated to british cities(liverpool,glasgow,manchester)
-sailed on crowded steamships built for animals and grain.
Disease spread quickly

Question 3

Life in Britain for the Irish diaspora

Answer 3

-among the poorest,living in the slum of the industrial revolution. When they got work, accepted low wages(made them unpopular to working class)
-many died cause of diseases due to unsanitary conditions of the slums
-when conditions began to improve, irish became part of the working class, working as publicans or shopkeepers
-involved in building trade and transport
-heavily involved in british canal, road and rail networks,gradually married into the population

Question 4

Irish diaspora in the usa

Answer 4

-expensive
-long and difficult and immigrant rules were strict
-main entrance=. Ew York
-until 1890 main immigrantion port= Castle Garden Manhattan
All went through a temp Barge office until Ellis Island centre opened in 1892

Question 5

Life is the usa for the irish diaspora

Answer 5

-between 1841 and 1850 910,000 emigrated to the us
-not welcomed by the protestant population
-often competed with americans for manual labour jobs. In the 60s, recuted by the us military for the civil war and buil Union Pacific Railroad
-suffered discrimination “no irish need apply”
-many Irish-Americans had deep hatred for british