In a message dated 4/22/2007 10:24:07 AM Eastern Standard Time, Myrtle1893@att.net writes: > My questions: what wuld prompt an Irish family come to the US prior to 1835?< Sandy, If you haven't gone to _www.google.com_ (http://www.google.com) go to it. I typed in Conditions in Ireland in 1830. Then 1820s One of the website: _http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish2.html_ (http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/immig/irish2.html) Joan ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.