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| Title | An Irish Legacy |
| Description | The green hills of Ireland little resemble the golden prairies of Kansas, but it is on such a spot in rural Johnson County that there is a reminder of the largest immigrant movement America has ever experienced. Although Irish immigrants began coming to America in the earliest days of European settlement, by the 1840s this trickle had become a deluge. Because of political unrest and the devastation of the Irish potato famine, huge numbers left the country. Between 1845 and 1848, the population of Ireland declined by almost 500,000 due to famine deaths and emigration. To many, America seemed a promised land. By 1847, John and Mary McCarthy probably had good reason to leave their native land. |
| Date Original | 1997
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| Creator | Johnson County Museum
Walkington, Lee
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| Subject - Local | Irish
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| Subject - LC | Immigrants
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| Owner | Johnson County Museum
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| Use and Limitations | http://www.jocohistory.org/templates/JCL_InfoPage.aspx?id=14766 |
| Type | Article
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| Source | ALBUM vol. 10, no. 1 (winter 1997) |
| Resource Identifier | 10no1Irish.pdf |
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