Belfast Of Canada

In Hasia R. Diner’s book Erin’s Daughters In America she discussed the history of the lives of Irish immigrants, specifically women, before the Famine and after they emigrated to the United States. After the Famine, Irish citizens had to make drastic changes in their lives in order to survive, such as having more variety in food and the crops that they grew, and changing their marriage patterns and how often they had children. Many people even decided to immigrate to America, the majority of which were women. When Irish women came to America their lives were greatly revolutionized when they were forced to adopt new economic opportunities by finding a job quickly and gaining economic stability, and they had to modify their marriage patterns by getting married later in life, if they got married at all.

It 's so cold today. I sit on a suitcase packed for me, Norah. I am from a small town in Ireland called Cobh, and I live there with my mother, father and little sister. Glenn is my older brother, three years older than me. Oh, and I 'm sixteen. I guess you could call this feeling anxiety, but it really is more than that. It feels like I 'll never come home, and I 'll never see mother and father again. Everyone says (well, if you can call the newspaper editor and his wife everyone) that America is "paved with gold" and that "endless opportunities" await anyone who goes. But the stories I

Those who were very wealthy probably would not have been drastically affected by the famine whereas those who migrated the most. However, the poorer element from counties such as Clare, Kerry, and Mayo had weak representation in the area of migration after 1846 (114).

The book, “The Irish Way” by James R. Barrett is a masterpiece written to describe the life of Irish immigrants who went to start new lives in America after conditions at home became un-accommodative. Widespread insecurity, callous English colonizers and the ghost of great famine still lingering on and on in their lives, made this ethnic group be convinced that home was longer a home anymore. They descended in United States of America in large numbers. James R. Barrett in his book notes that these people were the first group of immigrants to settle in America. According to him, there were a number of several ethnic groups that have arrived in America. It was, however, the mass exodus of Irish people during and after the great

Martel demonstrates that new English nationalistic ideas (in response to immigration) brought new threats of assimilation towards this identity, particularly to French-Canadian citizens not living in Quebec.  French-Canadians, originally hesitant to colonize these Western Canadian areas were now encouraged to protect them as they saw these nations as isolated communities of French culture.  Finally, both Lacombe and Laplante demonstrate that when the Catholic Church had less influence on political and social institutions, the church became less of a defining concept of the French-Canadian identity.  These three, when grouped together, also provide a chronological overview of the rise and fall of Catholic influence among French-Canadian citizens.  Lacombe provides the reasons for the rise during the nineteenth century, and its subsequent decline in the early twentieth century.  Martel demonstrates how French-Canadian citizens were motivated to preserve their Catholic identity when they began to lose control of the Catholic dioceses outside Quebec during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Laplante explores the transition of Quebec to a more secular province in the 1960s, where the Catholic Church gave way for the province of Quebec to provide the national identity of French-Canadian citizens.

But it is important to note that in the beginning, Tammany Hall was unwilling to admit Irish immigrants. This was to change when a group of Irish immigrants raided Tammany Hall offices, and a group of Tammany elites began to see how that force may be used in their advantage. So in 1817, Tammany Hall opted to admit Irish immigrants into their club and helped them find jobs in exchange for their vote. This move paid off big in the short run, as they gained a new bloc of voters, and in the long run. The Great Famine may have been devastating to Ireland but was a welcome event in the eyes of Tammany leaders. This cruel strike of fate sent nearly 1 million Irish immigrants to the States and a good many of those immigrants stayed in New York City. These immigrants soon found that as Tammany Hall helped the Irish before them, they too could and would be helped. The Irish came to fondly look onto Tammany offices as a place to go for advice, food, and sometimes a job. This was not a free gift however, every Irish immigrant that took some help from Tammany's generous social services was expected to pay the favor by getting up bright and early on Election Day and voting Tammany. And the Irish did exactly that. Tammany Hall soon found themselves in a better spot than they could have

When many think of the times of immigration, they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s' however, they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult for each group that has passed through the gates of Ellis Island or South Boston. Like every group that came to America, the Irish were looked down upon; yet, in the face of discrimination,

The Orange Order helped to cultivate a sense of community for Irish Protestants. The comradery association reinforced their identity and maybe made a more easily emigration in Canada. Therefore, its members viewed others as politically disloyal or culturally inferior to the organization. This essay will explore the positive impacts of the Orange Order in Canada, and their significant impact on the creation of Canada identity. The Orange Order strengths in Canada were an essential feature of the Irish immigration and to the Confederation of Canada back in 1867.

When many think of the times of immigration, they tend to recall the Irish Immigration and with it comes the potato famine of the 1840s' however, they forget that immigrants from the Emerald Isle also poured into America during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The assimilation and immigration of the Irish has been difficult for each group that has passed through the gates of Ellis Island or South Boston. Like every group that came to America, the Irish were looked down upon; yet, in the face of discrimination, political, social and economic oppression, the Irish have been a testament to the American Dream as their influence in

The Protestant Irish and Catholic Irish (two very different groups) still despised each other. Most of the Protestant Irish came to Canada with a good amount of money and a good religious background (considering the majority of Canada was Protestant). On the other hand the Catholic Irish came to Canada only a familiarity of the English language, and the shared Catholic religion with the French. The one thing that complicated the relationship between the Catholic Irish and the French was the fact that they didn’t speak the same language. Also, because of the amount of Irish that died while on the ships, a lot of children were left orphaned and were often adopted by French families.

The life of Irish immigrants in Boston was one of poverty and discrimination. The religiously centered culture of the Irish has along with their importance on family has allowed the Irish to prosper and persevere through times of injustice. Boston's Irish immigrant population amounted to a tenth of its population. Many after arriving could not find suitable jobs and ended up living where earlier generations had resided. This attributed to the 'invisibility' of the Irish.

The way the author describes the Irish interest me because he was mainly describing Catholic Irish. The author says so many good things about the Catholic Irish that I felt he was being biased in some occasions. For instance, the author says that “Catholics enjoy having Protestant in the country and that they even help Protestants to repair their churches” (page 161). I think that the author was being biased because he presumes that there are less tensions between the two religious groups due to the kindness of the Catholic. I think that the tensions between the two religious groups are not notable because the Protestants represent a small portion of the population. Furthermore, when the country started achieving economic growth, it started being more secular. Hence, it is reasonable to see a decrease in the tension between Catholics and

The nineteenth century saw lots of hardships for the Irish nation. Throughout the period of 1845- 1852 a famine struck Ireland and destroyed a significant proportion

II.Irish Catholic Communities in the Belfast of Canada: Resistance to the Orange Order in Toronto

Role of the Catholic Church in the Irish life in the middle years of the 20th century