Essay On Irish Immigration To America
Who are the Irish?
The Irish are a Nation and Ethnic group that comes from an island known as Ireland. The Island Ireland is called Eire and it’s located in Western Europe, west of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia says that Ireland is 84.400+ square kilometres . The coast of Ireland is approximately 2.800 kilometres. According to Wikipedia, the earliest settlers came to Ireland around 10,000 years ago, which was in the Stone Age.
When did they immigrate?
During the time of the 19th century, there were close to 2 million Irish who moved out of Ireland, to America. There are different reasons to why they immigrated, but just over 1.5 million of those Irish moved to the United States of America or Canada during 1845-1860 because of The Great Famine.
Why did they come in the first place?
They moved to America mainly because of The Great Famine. 'The Great Famine is also known as the Great Hunger, this time was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration'1, where the population decreased by over 1.5 million close to 2 million in Ireland.
Where in the US did they settle down?
Most Irish immigrants who made their way to America settled in cities along the Eastern coast. The most of them settled …show more content…
Some people who you might know are Mel Gibson, he is an Actor and Director known for a lot of movies such as Braveheart and a well-known series called Lethal Weapons. Henry Ford was an American industrial who founded the Ford Motor company. Henry Ford's Father is Irish, so that means he is a part of the Irish ethnic group. Another famous Irish Ethnic is John F Kennedy, whose ethnicity is the Irish. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the President of the United States during 20th January 1961 to November 22nd, 1963 which was when he was Assassinated. There are tonnes of people whose grandparents or great grandma was Irish, but that doesn't really count as “A famous person from the Irish ethnic
The Irish are a Nation and Ethnic group that comes from an island known as Ireland. The Island Ireland is called Eire and it’s located in Western Europe, west of the United Kingdom. Wikipedia says that Ireland is 84.400+ square kilometres . The coast of Ireland is approximately 2.800 kilometres. According to Wikipedia, the earliest settlers came to Ireland around 10,000 years ago, which was in the Stone Age.
When did they immigrate?
During the time of the 19th century, there were close to 2 million Irish who moved out of Ireland, to America. There are different reasons to why they immigrated, but just over 1.5 million of those Irish moved to the United States of America or Canada during 1845-1860 because of The Great Famine.
Why did they come in the first place?
They moved to America mainly because of The Great Famine. 'The Great Famine is also known as the Great Hunger, this time was a period of mass starvation, disease and emigration'1, where the population decreased by over 1.5 million close to 2 million in Ireland.
Where in the US did they settle down?
Most Irish immigrants who made their way to America settled in cities along the Eastern coast. The most of them settled …show more content…
Some people who you might know are Mel Gibson, he is an Actor and Director known for a lot of movies such as Braveheart and a well-known series called Lethal Weapons. Henry Ford was an American industrial who founded the Ford Motor company. Henry Ford's Father is Irish, so that means he is a part of the Irish ethnic group. Another famous Irish Ethnic is John F Kennedy, whose ethnicity is the Irish. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the President of the United States during 20th January 1961 to November 22nd, 1963 which was when he was Assassinated. There are tonnes of people whose grandparents or great grandma was Irish, but that doesn't really count as “A famous person from the Irish ethnic