the experience of immigrants in Scotland

Question 1

numbers

Answer 1

1851 7% of Scottish population were Irish

threat to Scots

Question 2

religion

Answer 2

Bairds of Coatbridge iron and steel works

lots of Protestant employers

Question 3

types of work

Answer 3

Italian ice cream shops vs Lithuanians in coal mining

less labour intensive

Question 4

whom they worked for

Answer 4

jewish cigarette factories vs Lithuanian in coal mines

working for themselves better experience than under Scots

Question 5

language

Answer 5

irish spoke English compared to Lithuanians and Italians

language barrier socially and through employment

Question 6

behaviour

Answer 6

irish seen as violent drunks and jews seen as hard working

seen to behave badly discriminated against

Question 7

level of employment skill

Answer 7

jewish tailors vs irish labourers

being skilled allowed more money to be made better reputation in Scottish society

Question 8

political views

Answer 8

Protestant seen pro British Catholics seen anti-British especially between 1910-1939
groups who shared the same political views assimilated more when in Scotland