The Impact of Emigration and the Irish Diaspora

What was Ireland's population prior to Emigration and the Famine? (i.e. by 1844)

• 8.4 million

• 6.6 million

• 4.8 million

• 7.5 million

Roughly how many people are said to have emigrated from Ireland by 1851?

• 800,000

• 1 Million

• 2 Million

• 500,000

In what period of the 20th Century did Ireland start to see a slow rise in its population?

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 1970s

• 1960s

In which of Ireland's four provinces did population decrease the most?

• Munster

• Ulster

• Connacht

• Leinster

Which of the following countries does NOT have millions of citizens who claim Irish ancestry?

• USA

• Argentina

• Canada

• Australia

US President John F. Kennedy visited the Wexford Memorial of:

• Michael Collins

• Éamon de Valera

• Edward Carson

• John Barry

Complete the name of this Irish Canadian unit in the CEF:

_______ of __________ Own Irish Rangers

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