Michael,, If your ancestors came to the US in the early 1850's it could be due to the potato famine in Ireland which I think lasted several years beginning with 1849. My line is McCarron and I am stopped too. My gggrandfather George McCarron was born somewhere in Pa. in 1796 so my line came over a lot earlier than yours. Good luck and if I find anything that you might be able to use, I will pass it along and I will watch the Ireland Roots. Marge

The Irish potato famine was from 1847 to 1849. There were other small famines but this one was country wide. " The Great Hunger" by Cecil Woodham Smith, is a good reference. Orma ----- Original Message ----- From: <MMDMA85208@aol.com> To: <IRELAND-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [Irish-Roots] Scotch / Irish History Questions > Michael,, If your ancestors came to the US in the early 1850's it could be > due to the potato famine in Ireland which I think lasted several years > beginning > with 1849. My line is McCarron and I am stopped too. My gggrandfather > George McCarron was born somewhere in Pa. in 1796 so my line came over a > lot > earlier than yours. Good luck and if I find anything that you might be > able to use, > I will pass it along and I will watch the Ireland Roots. Marge > > > ==== IRELAND-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Plant your Irish roots here! > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.11.10/119 - Release Date: 10/4/2005 > >

Does anyone know what would make people leave Ireland in the 1820s-1830s?...Linda Haviland