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Compelling Reasons Why The Irish Emigrated (view source)
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*Manufacturing industries sprang up, causing less emphasis in farming | *Manufacturing industries sprang up, causing less emphasis in farming | ||
=== Social | === Social and Religious === | ||
A culture of religious persecution by the local Protestant-led and British Crown government was manifest in— | A culture of social and religious persecution by the local Protestant-led and British Crown government was manifest in— | ||
*distrust of Catholics’ loyalty to the Crown | *total distrust of Catholics’ loyalty to the Crown | ||
Harsh Penal laws from 1695, stripped all Catholics of their rights to— | Harsh Penal laws enacted by the Crown government from 1695, stripped all Catholics of their rights to— | ||
*vote | *vote | ||