Irish Migration

What is voluntary migration?

• Push

• Pull

• Squeeze

• Tug

What is forced migration?

• Pull

• Push

• Tug

• Squeeze

When the Irish arrived what many find work as?

• Butchers

• Bakers

• Navvies

• Nivvies

In 1846 why was there a huge surge of Irish migration?

• Potato Famine

• Tsunami

• Flood

• Disease

Between 1840-1850, how many Irish fled?

• 5 million

• 1 and a half million

• 2 and a half million

• 6 million

How many Irish lived in Britain by 1861?

• 60,000

• 50,000

• 600,000

• 500,000

What were the two main religious differences in Ireland?

• Church of England and Catholic

• Protestant and Catholic

• Protestant and Jewish

• Muslim and Jewish

What nickname did the disease typhoid gain when the Irish came over?

• Irish Fever

• Night Fever

• Irish Flu

• Common Cold

Why did disease spread quickly amongst the Irish?

• They lived close together in poor quality housing

• Their immune systems were very weak

• They brought it over from Ireland

• They caught it from the English

When the Irish arrived, what were they accused of stealing?

• Sheep

• Food

• Jobs

• Cars