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Did anything happen in lreland in the 1820s to cau
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Pam | Report | 17 Oct 2006 16:29 |
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Does anyone know if anything happened in lreland to cause migration? My father always believed his family of Logans moved here because of the famine. l have his ancestors on the 1841 with 3 children born in Liverpool from 1826/9 Also the head had brought his 40year old sister too. Anyone have any ideas. lf l don't reply l have been called away but will be back later. Pam |
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ErikaH | Report | 17 Oct 2006 16:33 |
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My only idea would be to try googling. Reg |
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Unknown | Report | 17 Oct 2006 16:33 |
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The main potato famine was in the 1840s, but its quite possible that people migrated at all times because of extreme poverty. |
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Pam | Report | 17 Oct 2006 16:38 |
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Hi Reggie and Helen Thank you both l will try googling. Why do l always forget to do that!! Pam |
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Pam | Report | 17 Oct 2006 17:21 |
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Googled and found a good site www.proni.gov.uk/EXODUS/EMIGRATION/homeland Though it deals with migration to the U.S.A. lt tells about the potato crops failing from the early 1800s on average every 2 years with a general nationwide failure every 5 years. lt was a very interesting read. Pam |
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fraserbooks | Report | 17 Oct 2006 19:00 |
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I think there was a lot of demand for Irish navies to build the canals and later the railways. Anne |
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