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*dire economic conditions that destituted families | *dire economic conditions that destituted families | ||
*austere political policies such as the Crown's Penal laws (from 1695-1829) | *austere political policies such as the Crown's Penal laws (from 1695-1829) | ||
*a series of circumstances surrounding devastating crop failures especially in the mid-19th Century. | |||
*a series of circumstances surrounding devastating crop failures especially in the mid-19th Century. | *social and religious persecution against most nonconformists and Catholics (the dominant segment of Irish society) | ||
For a more complete list detailing the devastating effects of the Penal Laws and main reasons for fleeing Ireland, | For a more complete list detailing the devastating effects of the Penal Laws and the main reasons for fleeing Ireland, view the "[[Compelling Reasons Why The Irish Emigrated]]". | ||
== Emigration from Ireland == | == Emigration from Ireland == | ||