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The Irish the American Dream

6 million and it kept on decreasing over to the 20th century.
             Irish people sought after a better life all over the world however The United States of America was the most popular destination. Why this was so appealing to the Irish people can be examined through the push and pull factors. This basically means what were the purposes of migrating, the factors of why one might leave a destination and why another specific destination is more appealing.
             The push factors of emigrating from Ireland: .
             High unemployment rate .
             Poverty.
             Famine.
             Irish fever (caused by the potato blight).
             Oppression from Scotland and England.
             Disease .
             Economy decline.
             The Pull factors of migrating to America:.
             More opportunities.
             Better lifestyle and more modernized society.
             Improved jobs and jobs for women.
             Increased wage.
             The dream of a better life.
             These factors where essential when the Irish decided to migrate to America. The migration route in which the Irish emigrants took to arrive in America differed however most immigrants had to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat. The most popular destinations were Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston. Because of the harsh poverty most of the Irish people only had enough money for the boat ride over. Therefore it was common that they settled down nearby the ports where they arrived. That is why even today places like Boston and New York have a massive Irish-American population. At the time New York had more Irish inhabitants than Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. .
             The Irish people left the farms and the country side and upon arrival in America many felt unprepared for the more industrialized and modernized society they had become a part of. The living standards where not great however considerably better than Ireland at the time. Irish immigrants were often crowded into small apartments which were originally intended for single families. An example of the cramped housings the Irish immigrants would live in you can see in picture 1.


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