Irish Migration - Through the Years

Irish Migration Through the Years rish Immigration is an integral part ofthe country's history -and has had manydriving forces. This in fo graphic looks at some ofthe reasons behind it and the stats asso ciated with both emigration and immigration to lreland Trish Diaspora USA Canada Australia Argentina 1780 1800 1840 1860 1900 1920 New Zealand The relative growth, and then decline, of Ireland's population (Green)through the 19th century com pared to European rate of gro wth Mexico South Africa 80 million people worldwide claim some kind of Irish descent Brazil 38 MILLION Americans claim Irish as their primary ethnicity Emigration increased in the 1840s with the potato famine and the nced for labourers in America RECENTLY, IRELANDHAS SEEN A LARGE AMOUNTOF IMMIGRATIONFROMEUCOUNTRIES 165,000IMMIGRATIONREQUESTSIN2012 Over 25,000 applications for citizenship were decided on in 2012 compared to 16,000 in 2011 TOP5NATIONALITIES India China Russia This infographic was brought to you by Gibson & Associates - Immigration Solicitors in Dublin Nigeria Turkey