Hi There: I don't want to stir up any problems, but I keep hearing that unsettling phrase. My G-G-Grandparents (JAMES/Fitzjames and LEECH) who were longtime residents of Kildare and Carlow left everything in 1882 and the entire family sold everything and came to Smiths Falls, Ontario, Canada. I am trying to understand why (ie not potato famine - but must have been severe as the youngest of six was barely a year old). I "Googled" the phrase but came up with many (I think biased) descriptions. To further complicate things, I understand that the resulting unrest is much of what still is fealt in Northern Ireland today. I just don't seem to understand or absorb what was/is going on to cause so much hatred/unrest. It just isn't logical and I don't understand. Again, I don't want to open a wound or "sore point", but can somebody point me to a book/ resource where I can get some true answers. They did not teach any Irish history in Ontario schools, and I am sort of the person who does not readily accept everything he reads. Thanks Again Ken