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 *'''Military personnel'''. Soldiers serving overseas were offered land or other inducements to settle in the colony where they were serving when they were discharged. This settlement practice was common for soldiers in Australia from 1791, Canada from 1815, and New Zealand from 1844.
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-[[Image:Off to America p. 32.jpg|thumb|right|300px<center>Off to America<center>]]
-The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_diaspora '''Irish diaspora'''] consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants especially in countries such as the '''United States [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Americans (see Irish Americans)], the United Kingdom [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_migration_to_Great_Britain(see Irish migration to Great Britain] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish-Scots Irish-Scots,] not to be confused with Ulster-Scots aka Scots-Irish), Canada ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish-Scotssee Irish Canadians,] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Quebecers Irish Quebecers,] Irish Newfoundlanders), Australia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Australians (see Irish Australians),] New Zealand [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_New_Zealanders (see Irish New Zealanders),] and Argentina [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Argentine (see Irish Argentine),] where vibrant Irish communities continue to exist. To a lesser extent, Irish people also immigrated to Chile [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Chileans(see Irish Chilean),] Brazil [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Brazilians(see Irish Brazilians),] Uruguay [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Uruguayans (see Irish Uruguayan),] Mexico [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_immigration_to_Mexico (see Irish immigration to Mexico),] South Africa [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_immigration_to_Barbados(see Irish South African),] and nations of the Caribbean ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_immigration_to_Barbados see Irish immigration to Barbados,] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people_in_Jamaica Irish people in Jamaica,] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_immigration_to_Puerto_Rico Irish immigration to Puerto Rico,] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_immigration_to_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis Irish immigration to Saint Kitts and Nevis)] and continental Europe [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people_in_mainland_Europe (see Irish people in mainland Europe).]''' The diaspora contains over 80 million people and it is the result of mass migration from Ireland, due to past famines (especially the Great Famine), poverty, and political oppression. <ref>"List of diasporas", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diasporas#I, accessed 29 June 2021.</ref>
 == Records of Irish Emigrants in Their Destination Countries  ==