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 The Irish in history had many reasons for leaving Ireland. As well many among those remaining in Ireland '''would''' have emigrated but were unable to, due to the abject poverty and severe circumstances incident to i.e. health, in which they found themselves.
-Generally, the Irish had very strong reasons for emigrating to countries abroad. The main reasons were due to an intolerable convergeance of circumstances due dire economic conditions of destitute families, political persecution such as the Crown's Penal laws, harsh social and religious policies towards most nonconformists, and a series of circumstances surrounding devastating crop failures especially in the mid-19th Century. For a more complete list detailing the reasons for emigrating Ireland, see "[[Compelling Reasons Why The Irish Emigrated]]".
+Generally, the Irish had very strong reasons for emigrating to countries abroad. The main reasons were due to an intolerable convergeance of circumstances due to:
+*dire economic conditions that&nbsp;destituted families
+*political persecution such as the Crown's Penal laws
+*harsh social and religious policies towards most nonconformists
+*a series of circumstances surrounding devastating crop failures especially in the mid-19th Century.
+For a more complete list detailing the reasons for emigrating Ireland, see "[[Compelling Reasons Why The Irish Emigrated]]".
 == Emigration from Ireland  ==