THANKS, CYNTHIA... ----- Original Message ----- From: "C C" <c_k_corbett@yahoo.com> To: <new-england-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, April 23, 2007 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH] pre-1835 Irish migration >I read somewhere that they paid a 'head tax' (the landlord) and that you >are correct. It was cheaper to ship them out to anywhere rather than pay >the tax. I understand this also happened in Scotland. > > Cynthia

Check out this site, not the one I was talking about. The one I read some time back talked of hundreds of people down at the wharf being loaded on several ships (in Scotland). http://www.sligoheritage.com/archpomano.htm --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.

Yet another interesting site on landlord paid ship passage. http://www.rzuser.uni-heidelberg.de/~el6/presentations/Irish_Americans_S2_WS2003/irish_history_and_condition_that.htm --------------------------------- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check outnew cars at Yahoo! Autos.