Can someone share with me why so many people from Ireland ended up living in Liverpool, England either temporarily or permanently? Was there a particular period of time when there was a "great" migration to Liverpool?<p>Thanks in advance for an info...
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madlayden@aol.com
Why Liverpool?
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Patrick Brennan
Re: Why Liverpool?
I think you'll find that Liverpool was no more blessed than many other Northern Industrial cities - from the time of the Famine onwards (1847+) the Irish emigrated in numbers to Glasgow and Tyneside as well as Liverpool - and of course the smart ones went to North America.<p>Patrick<p>PS - my own ancestors went to Tyneside - where I still live<p>: Can someone share with me why so many people from Ireland ended up living in Liverpool, England either temporarily or permanently? Was there a particular period of time when there was a "great" migration to Liverpool?<p>: Thanks in advance for an info...<p>
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Sean
Re: Why Liverpool?
(User Above) wrote: : I think you'll find that Liverpool was no more blessed than many other Northern Industrial cities - from the time of the Famine onwards (1847+) the Irish emigrated in numbers to Glasgow and Tyneside as well as Liverpool - and of course the smart ones went to North America.<p>: Patrick<p>: PS - my own ancestors went to Tyneside - where I still live<p>: : Can someone share with me why so many people from Ireland ended up living in Liverpool, England either temporarily or permanently? Was there a particular period of time when there was a "great" migration to Liverpool?<p>: : Thanks in advance for an info...<p>Easy! It was the main port to North America, and elsewhere, in sailing ship days. The folk with a few quid left, sailed, to North America and elsewhere. Those without stayed put ... thus you have the Beatles, et al.<br>Now, it would enlighten you to investigate who owned the ships and trace their offspring to today.<br>As the song says: "It's not the leavin' of Liverpool that grieves me ..."<br>
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