| During the nineteenth century Irish immigration to | | | | famine years. |
| the USA was on of the turning points of the | | | | The policy of British government discouraged the |
| nation that gave new motherland and new hope | | | | immigration to New England and was interested in |
| to nearly four million of Irish. The dominance of | | | | the new settlers in its Canadian territories. As a |
| Irish immigration caused to the fact that nearly | | | | result the travel ticket to Canada was 4 times as |
| every third immigrant form 1820 to 1860 was | | | | cheap as a ticket to New England. But still the |
| from Ireland, and every fifth immigrant was Irish | | | | great need in labor in fast developing New England |
| during the period form 1860 to 1900. | | | | territories resulted in the mass immigration of |
| The successive ways? of Irish immigration to the | | | | Irishmen to the northeast of the USA, looking for |
| USA in the nineteenth century can be divided in to | | | | the better place of living. The timber trade as well |
| three waves: the first way started following the | | | | as development of industry caused a lot of Irish |
| War of 1812 and lasted to the famine years | | | | to settle in the north east and made it the place |
| (1812-1845), immigration during the famine years | | | | of continuing immigration. |
| (1845-1859) and the immigration during the post | | | | |