“The Irish in America” takes a harrowing look at the struggle of the Irish people throughout the history of America. The emigration of the Irish to America was significant in the expansion of the country. The railways, buildings, and urbanization of the country in the early years were built on the strong backs of the Irish. Before the potato famine, Irish families in America were in need of work to care for their loved ones. Immigrants would often do manual labor for low wages, however still higher than the wage they would have received in Ireland. Families were expected to live together in a room of houses owned by landowners who did not necessarily need to provide more than four walls.
After the potato famine began in 1845, the struggle
After the potato famine began in 1845, the struggle