a) To start small businesses
b) Because of bad economic conditions in Ireland
c) To be with their English cousins
d) Because they were forced out by their own government
2007-04-29 22:45:59 · 10 answers · asked by koushik d 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
the Irish potato famine 150 years ago or so and also all of the above. just watch movies like gangs of new york.
2007-04-29 22:48:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
b. Because of bad economic conditions in Ireland (namely the Great Potato famine of 1846-1847)
2007-04-30 09:14:36 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I should imagine they went to America for the same reasons as most immigrants such as:
1: Escape repression of faith at home.
2: In search of a better life with more opportunities.
3: A better life for children.
4: Escape the English.
2007-04-30 05:57:00 · answer #3 · answered by alan c 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several reasons. Bad economic conditions were certainly a factor in some cases (Potatoe famine caused my ancestors to move to UK).
However, answer D is also a big factor (I also have rellies in Australia and Canada).
2007-04-30 07:45:38 · answer #4 · answered by Alice S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be free from the centuries of oppression by the English and later because of the potato famine.
2007-05-04 00:39:35 · answer #5 · answered by spider 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crop failures? The desire to escape centuries of occupation by England?
2007-04-30 05:49:17 · answer #6 · answered by tallguy1138 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is what's wrong with you people. You see things that are different, and right away you want to point out this and that.
Who cares?
That's why there's so much discrimination here.
2007-04-30 05:49:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well on a multiple choice it would be B, but the issues were much more complex..
Peace....
2007-04-30 05:48:53 · answer #8 · answered by JVHawai'i 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b) we had nothing here at the time. It was either England or U.S but evry1 moved.
2007-04-30 05:49:12 · answer #9 · answered by kevin l 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause they didn't know their right from their left
2007-04-30 05:48:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋