IRELAND

REASONS WHY PEOPLE IMMIGRATED

• Many immigrants from Ireland decided to migrate to Ellis Islands because of better job opportunities
• In the late 1800's Ireland had a great famine
• Employment rate was very low due to the costs of World War 1
• Immigrants found opportunities in the U.S with factories, along with canals and railroads.

JOURNEY TO THE U.S

• 90% of Irish immigrants made their way to England by iron steam ships
• Once they arrived,ships depotred from Liverpool , New England
• Ships were crowded, dark, dirty, and etc
• More than a thousand passengers were on the ship
• Immigrants were on the ship about a month before arriving to Ellis Island, NY

ONCE THEY ARRIVED

• Once they arrived 75% of the immigrants were Irish
• A quarter of New York's population was Irish
• They were not able to buy property because they could not afford to
• The irish later started to better their social class and community

LIVING CONDITIONS

• Living in shacks cobbled together out of discarded boards and other debris
• Crammed into shanty towns
• Was very unsanitary
• No water filtration
• Many disease is being spread around

CHALLENGES FACED

• Irish were not very skilled ;faced difficulty getting employment
• Living conditions were very bad
• They were discriminated by other races
• Faced difficulty with religion statice