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 > ______________________________ > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.9/118 - Release Date: 10/3/2005