Ireland Emigration and Immigration: Difference between revisions

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>