Irish Essay

Ireland while about 300000 Chinese immigrants came. The Irish left for because of the disastrous Potato Famine as well as for economic and social reasons while the Chinese just

Irish in America America is a melting pot of different cultures, religions, ideas and identities, a country which over the years has been molded, shaped and changed by its people. There are many historical factors that gone into creating the country as we know it today, but none so influential as the immigration of millions to “the land of opportunity”. The millions of people who came to the United States in hopes of finding a better life greatly affected the course of American history

ever to immigrate to the United States was the Irish. Today, there are over forty three million people that are of Irish blood within the US. There were three different reasons that brought Irish to America. The first was the early medieval Christian church. The second was the fight of the Roman Catholic nobility. The third and final was the great potato famine, which was the greatest mass emigration ever. The first and second reason the Irish immigrated was mostly caused by conditions after

According to A Library of Congress Book: Immigrants, “By 1890, New York City alone will have twice as many Irish as Dublin… and as many Germans as Hamburg.” Over 75% of the immigrants are from Ireland and Germany. Now, since it was obviously not a coincidence that 4 million people were added to the United States population so quickly, you wonder what the reasons were behind their large movement. The Irish had the motivation to move when, in the mid-1840s, a potato blight, caused the famine. The “late blight”

The Irish are in economic turmoil at home-- a massive famine has hit and has caused a depression in Ireland so great that many decide that they must flee the country to continue to survive. The major choice is America-- land of free, home of the brave-- a fresh start, a new beginning, a place where anything can happen; to survive they must go to America and work, and when they do, they are perceived by the American people as a hardworking class that they can work like slaves to accomplish great technological

My ethnic group is Irish American. I am very grateful to be an Irish American because I know the sacrifice that my grandparents had to make to leave Ireland to come to America was a difficult but beneficial sacrifice. Without both of their brave decisions to come to America, I would not be here today. Both my grandma and grandpa came over to America as young adults but they did not know one another. My grandma has three sisters, but only one of her sisters came to America with her, while the other

Running head: IRISH IMMIGRATION IN 1850’S 1 Irish Immigration in 1850’s Dorothy Mathews Eth/125 March 7, 2010

Still after the official Irish Independence in 1922, the Irish people needed to find an identity free of the English influence but also of the Catholic morality and the values celebrated by the Revival, an identity which could be in step with the times and truly represent them. It was a particularly difficult task for intellectuals and writers. They found themselves almost shut up by Irish censorship and rejected by the bigotry that mostly characterized the middle-class society for decades after

There were many reasons why the Irish migrated to America, but two of the main factors were the escape of poverty and search for freedom. America was known for its liberty and cheap land, which led to many Irish desiring the migration to America. In Ireland, many were living in apartments that were overcrowded and lacked proper hygiene, resulting in various diseases and death of numerous people. Food was another culprit, as the Irish depended on potatoes, but potatoes also became their “rent”

Irish Dance: A Marvelous Dance Irish step dancing has existed since the 1700’s, over 300 years. Families in Ireland have passed down Irish step dance from generation to generation as a way of preserving their culture. While the meaning of the dance remains the same, the performance and showmanship has changed dramatically. From girls and boys with pale skin and natural hair to girls with fake tanned skin, huge curly wigs, and thousand dollar dresses and boys with fake tanned skin and outlandish