Wise discerning people, would be my answer! Actually, I would assume the steel mills, the early auto industry before moving to Detroit, shipping industry, farming, the Canal. The Irish emigrants usually followed other relatives who had gone before so the saying "Y'all come!" was written home. I'm sure other Listers might have some other ideas. Mary Ellen Chambers Lakewood Ohio Researching: Mayo - FADDEN/FAGIN/FOWDEN/MCFADDEN, FRIEL, ROONEY, COONEY Wexford/Waterford - CHAMBERS, CLEARY, LYNCH, CLARKE, PARLE