Irish Immigration Pre World War I

One of the big reasons for Irish immigration was The Great Potato Famine. The potatos across Ireland were going bad due to the Late Blight. This led to the death of many, since potatoes played a big role in the irish diet. Soon a hatred grew between the Irish and the English because the English refused to help the Irish. All of this became so much that the Irish fled Ireland and immigrated to America.(Blight was the name the Irish gave for the famine)

Irish Immigration Pre-World War I

Despite this, they prospered. They became our pipe layers, our miners, our firefighters, and did any job no matter the pay or danger. In fact, the Irish Fire Department played role in 9/11 where 350 died saving lives. They were revolutionaries, one such, Mother Jones, lead Women’s Suffrage and workers rights. The Irish learned quickly, and built their churches, one is the New York Church, and rose up in society, to the big buisness men, and eventually the President of the United States, Ronald Reagan.

So the large portion of immigrants were poor, and Gaelic speaking. They continued to come, even after they won their independence in 1922. Then it picked up again during the great Depression. Before they moved here, they were treated as slaves by England, and were constantly rebelling against the Crown. In America, they weren't treated very well, but better than the British, who would throw them out of their homes if they didn’t agree with the Crown.

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The Know-Nothing party gained popularity as an anti-Irish political party, Employers would place signs with NINA scrawled across the front. NINA spelled out is No Irish Need Apply, this would often be seen next to the No Dogs Allowed signs. They were considered a servant race, made to assist the higher American class. Americans actually created the stereotype that Irishmen are nothing but bumbling idiots who drink a lot.

Religion was a huge push factor for both Catholic and Protestant because they both were convinced of each other’s hatred of another and overpopulation.

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