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Irish immigration
Why did the Irish leave their
homeland?- PUSHPUSH factors:
Irish immigration – the potato famineIrish immigration – the potato famine
• A huge influx of Irish immigrants arrived in
Scotland during the Great Famine of the 1840s.
• The potato blight ruined the crops and left the
farmers impoverished and starving. Many looked
to gain opportunities overseas. Many left for
America and Canada. Those who were too poor to
do this arrived on Scottish shores.
YEAR Total
population of
Scotland
Number of
Irish in
Scotland
Percentage of
Scottish
population
1841 2,620,184 126,321 4.8
1851 2,888,742 207,367 7.2
Why did the Irish leave their
homeland?- PULLPULL factors
Irish immigration – early immigrantsIrish immigration – early immigrants
• Before 1840 you were able to
gain a passage from Ireland to
Greenock for 6 pence.
• This allowed for temporary
emigration during harvest
times, small numbers to work in
industry and to help build the
railways.
• Statistic: In the summer of
1841, 57,651 Irish, mainly male
labourers, crossed to England
and Scotland to work on the
harvest.
Irish settlement patternsIrish settlement patterns
• Due to a severe lack of money
many migrants settled where
they disembarked, generally
the west of Scotland.
• Some went east to Dundee. A
large female community was
established there – many
working in the jute factories.
• The capital, Edinburgh, was
not as attractive. (By 1851, a
mere 6.5 per cent of its
population were Irish).
• The majority of Irish
immigrants settled in the
industrial west – in and
around Glasgow.
Irish immigrants and employmentIrish immigrants and employment
• Low-skilled manual labour was the main
source of employment for the Irish.
• Mining, shipbuilding and dock work
seemed the biggest draw.
• Others gained lesser skilled work in
the textile industry as weavers.
• Ease of gaining positions?
– Generally the Irish immigrants were poorly educated and
poorly skilled so they were forced to work in low-paid,
unskilled jobs.
– Sectarianism was rife so many were not promoted within
their workplace.
– Few were in highly paid skilled jobs.
Irish immigrants and employmentIrish immigrants and employment
Housing
• In Glasgow and Dundee there
was housing available. Even
though the tenements which
housed the Irish were in a
dreadful condition, they were
often better than the hovels
they had left behind in
Ireland.
• Often jobs had housing
attached for example mining.
It was common for mine
owners to provide
accommodation for their
workers close to the mines.
Assimilation?Assimilation?
• Tensions were high between Scots and the Irish
immigrants.
• Initially the fact that the Irish would work for less
pay than the Scots did not please the working classes.
• Religious division was also a key factor. Since the
Reformation, Scotland had been a Protestant country.
The fact that the Irish followed the Pope outraged
the Presbyterians of Scotland.
• Outcome:
– Attacks on the Irish were frequent (in
newspapers, in church and on the streets).
Creation of Irish communitiesCreation of Irish communities
• Despite hostility and their
lowly social status the Irish
Catholics showed a
tremendous capacity to
build strong local
communities.
• Even the working class
obsession with professional
football was catered for by
the setting up of Hibernian
FC in Edinburgh and Celtic
FC in Glasgow.
• The Irish Catholics had
become a community within
a community and this was
strengthened by the degree
of inter-marriage.

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Irish immigration overview

  • 2. Why did the Irish leave their homeland?- PUSHPUSH factors:
  • 3. Irish immigration – the potato famineIrish immigration – the potato famine • A huge influx of Irish immigrants arrived in Scotland during the Great Famine of the 1840s. • The potato blight ruined the crops and left the farmers impoverished and starving. Many looked to gain opportunities overseas. Many left for America and Canada. Those who were too poor to do this arrived on Scottish shores. YEAR Total population of Scotland Number of Irish in Scotland Percentage of Scottish population 1841 2,620,184 126,321 4.8 1851 2,888,742 207,367 7.2
  • 4. Why did the Irish leave their homeland?- PULLPULL factors
  • 5. Irish immigration – early immigrantsIrish immigration – early immigrants • Before 1840 you were able to gain a passage from Ireland to Greenock for 6 pence. • This allowed for temporary emigration during harvest times, small numbers to work in industry and to help build the railways. • Statistic: In the summer of 1841, 57,651 Irish, mainly male labourers, crossed to England and Scotland to work on the harvest.
  • 6. Irish settlement patternsIrish settlement patterns • Due to a severe lack of money many migrants settled where they disembarked, generally the west of Scotland. • Some went east to Dundee. A large female community was established there – many working in the jute factories. • The capital, Edinburgh, was not as attractive. (By 1851, a mere 6.5 per cent of its population were Irish). • The majority of Irish immigrants settled in the industrial west – in and around Glasgow.
  • 7. Irish immigrants and employmentIrish immigrants and employment • Low-skilled manual labour was the main source of employment for the Irish. • Mining, shipbuilding and dock work seemed the biggest draw. • Others gained lesser skilled work in the textile industry as weavers.
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  • 9. • Ease of gaining positions? – Generally the Irish immigrants were poorly educated and poorly skilled so they were forced to work in low-paid, unskilled jobs. – Sectarianism was rife so many were not promoted within their workplace. – Few were in highly paid skilled jobs. Irish immigrants and employmentIrish immigrants and employment
  • 10. Housing • In Glasgow and Dundee there was housing available. Even though the tenements which housed the Irish were in a dreadful condition, they were often better than the hovels they had left behind in Ireland. • Often jobs had housing attached for example mining. It was common for mine owners to provide accommodation for their workers close to the mines.
  • 11. Assimilation?Assimilation? • Tensions were high between Scots and the Irish immigrants. • Initially the fact that the Irish would work for less pay than the Scots did not please the working classes. • Religious division was also a key factor. Since the Reformation, Scotland had been a Protestant country. The fact that the Irish followed the Pope outraged the Presbyterians of Scotland. • Outcome: – Attacks on the Irish were frequent (in newspapers, in church and on the streets).
  • 12. Creation of Irish communitiesCreation of Irish communities • Despite hostility and their lowly social status the Irish Catholics showed a tremendous capacity to build strong local communities. • Even the working class obsession with professional football was catered for by the setting up of Hibernian FC in Edinburgh and Celtic FC in Glasgow. • The Irish Catholics had become a community within a community and this was strengthened by the degree of inter-marriage.