Thanks for the info. Would really appreciate anything else you can lead me to. Interesting thoughts. Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "Walt McKENZIE, Sr." <WaltIrish@comcast.net> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:16 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > Hi Al , > > Over time more Presbyterian left Ireland for USA than catholic> > I do not believe this is correct but I have no ref. to back it up . > The Irish descent as I recall are from various country census. As > I recall , the US figures I think are from the 2000 US census per the following : > > Grandpa Walt-Irish McKenzie, Sr.- NJ - MA*- USA > > *Middlesex Co. (400,000 of Irish descent). Due to > > immigration, after the 1840's Ireland famine, over 33% of Boston's > > population were Irish. By 1900 over 40% were Irish. In 2000, MA > > was 19.5% Irish, Boston 6% with the So. Shore now 35+% of Irish > > descent. > > I'll try to locate my 1-2 ref. for the info I posted. I never remember to > include > > orig. ref. Then its a big job finding it . . . please bear with me. I need to stop being so > > careless. Walt > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Albert D" <alpat@snip.net> > To: "Walt McKENZIE, Sr." <WaltIrish@comcast.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 4:14 PM > Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > > > > Hi Walt I'm always interested in the various groups who left the areas > > around Ireland, Scotland, England and such. Can you tell me where you found > > the statistics on the numbers of Irish Catholics versus other religions that > > left those areas to go to any nation? Al > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Walt McKENZIE, Sr." <WaltIrish@comcast.net> > > To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 10:23 PM > > Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > > > >> 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 > >> > > > > > -- > 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 > > ______________________________