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The intolerable conditions in Ireland which forced Irish emigrants to leave Ireland were mostly caused by the following four reasons: | The intolerable conditions in Ireland which forced Irish emigrants to leave Ireland were mostly caused by the following four reasons: | ||
=== Political Culture of Persecution === | === Political Culture of Persecution === | ||
*Austere taxation and tithes policies | *Austere taxation and tithes policies | ||
*Continual doctrine of ‘Conquer and divide’ policies | *Continual doctrine of ‘Conquer and divide’ policies for centuries seized and evicted lands from native Irish Catholics | ||
*Cruel landlords (not all) | *Cruel landlords (not all) | ||
*Sponsorship of land price increases | *Sponsorship of land price increases ('rent-racking')--allowed to unbearable levels--tossed hoards of already poor families, ‘out onto the street’ | ||
*Disallowance of land ownership for all Catholics | *Disallowance of land ownership for all Catholics | ||
=== Economic === | === Economic === | ||
*British government backed England’s grain exportations—but not Ireland’s; farmers left | *British government backed England’s grain exportations—but not Ireland’s; farmers left | ||
*New farming techniques increased output, decreasing the need for agricultural laborers | *New farming techniques increased output, decreasing the need for agricultural laborers | ||
*Manufacturing industries sprang up, causing less emphasis in farming | *Manufacturing industries sprang up, causing less emphasis in farming | ||
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*Devastating crop failures—especially from 1846 to 1851 killed nearly a million people | *Devastating crop failures—especially from 1846 to 1851 killed nearly a million people | ||
*British government’s lack of food aid to Ireland during The Great Famine forced nearly half the surviving population to leave Ireland | *British government’s lack of food aid to Ireland during The Great Famine forced nearly half the surviving population to leave Ireland | ||
*Famine brought abject poverty, severe malnutrition inducing poor health, and affected (even to some--death) to 3-4 million Irish | *Famine brought abject poverty, severe malnutrition inducing poor health, and affected (even to some--death) to 3-4 million Irish | ||
*Grains out of Ireland, were exported to England, while Irish were dying from the famine | |||
=== Further Reading === | === Further Reading === | ||