If they were poor and destitute they could hardly afford the fare to USA. Also I do not think the normal route would be Scotland - Ireland - USA. Many probably thought the grass was greener on the other side and many others had done well, writen home so often following in neighbours/family footsteps. Over time more Presbyterian left Ireland for USA than catholic. Mine all stayed in Ireland and my mother said her mother told her that her grandfather said they just pulled their belt in another notch when the going got tough. Either they were determined to stay in Ireland or as I believe just did not have the money to leave as most were buried in plots with no headstones. In a message dated 05/10/2005 17:45:29 GMT Standard Time, jhegeman@acegroup.cc writes: There just wasn't enough land for them to make a living, and also, they were under British control, a very oppressive government, so the Irish were very poor and destitute. Or, if they were Scottish, they often came to Ireland on one leg of their journey, and then to the USA a year or two later. Jeannie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda H." <avonlindah@hotmail.com> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:07 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > Does anyone know what would make people leave Ireland in the > 1820s-1830s?...Linda Haviland
Ireland 7 million Irish Descent : America 50 million ~ Britain 8 million ~ Australia 3 million Canada ? million Walt ----- Original Message ----- From: <PamCraven@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > > If they were poor and destitute they could hardly afford the fare to USA. > Also I do not think the normal route would be Scotland - Ireland - USA. Many > probably thought the grass was greener on the other side and many others had > done well, writen home so often following in neighbours/family footsteps. > > Over time more Presbyterian left Ireland for USA than catholic. Mine all > stayed in Ireland and my mother said her mother told her that her grandfather > said they just pulled their belt in another notch when the going got tough. > Either they were determined to stay in Ireland or as I believe just did not > have the money to leave as most were buried in plots with no headstones. > > > > > In a message dated 05/10/2005 17:45:29 GMT Standard Time, > jhegeman@acegroup.cc writes: > > There just wasn't enough land for them to make a living, and also, they > were under British control, a very oppressive government, so the Irish were > very poor and destitute. Or, if they were Scottish, they often came to > Ireland on one leg of their journey, and then to the USA a year or two > later. Jeannie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Linda H." <avonlindah@hotmail.com> > To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 8:07 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > > >> Does anyone know what would make people leave Ireland in the >> 1820s-1830s?...Linda Haviland > > > > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Plant your Irish roots here! > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/120 - Release Date: 10/5/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/120 - Release Date: 10/5/2005
From what I understand from reading about immigration to the U.S. it was much cheaper to go to Canada first and then migrate south, so this is a possibility with my Havilands (Havlin) settling in Boston, Massachusetts and us now being in Connecticut. Because Boston was a busy port of entry, though, that was my first place to concentrate on. I like reading the posts about why people left Ireland, as they are educational to me, here in Connecticut. I can't even fathom making such a huge choice as to leave everything and everyone I'd ever known, especially when it took so long to cross the ocean. Thank-you to all...Linda Haviland