1850s Great Irish Famine Emigration Map
The wonderful and thriving Irish communities in the US, Canada and elsewhere sprang from the unfortunate great potato famine and political strife in the 1850s. At that time, Irish citizens had to take stock of their bleak conditions and make the hard decision to move and create new lives for themselves far and away - ultimately benefitting themselves and the countries that received them.
America took in approximately 1,000,000 immigrants, Canada about 500,000, Australia 200,000, Scotland 100,000, and England 700,000+.
