ACTIVITIES FOR IRISH IMMIGRATION
Activities: Irish immigration
Answer the following questions.
1.
Describe Irish settlement in Scotland before 1846.
2.
What impact did the Irish potato famine have on the numbers of Irish
immigrants coming into Scotland?
3.
Copy and complete the table below, which gives information about Irish
settlement patterns in Scotland.
Area
Statistics
(where
available)
Information
Wigtonshire/Kirkcudbrightshire
Dumfries-shire
Edinburgh
Dundee
Glasgow
West of Scotland industrial
towns
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4.
Describe the work done by Irish immigrants.
5.
To what extent were there religious divisions and tensions in Scottish
society?
6.
To what degree did Irish assimilation into mainstream Scottish society
take place?
7.
Compare the fortunes of the Irish Protestants in Scotland with those of
the Irish Catholics. In what ways did their experiences differ?
8.
To what extent did sectarian rivalries exist in Scotland? Provide
evidence to back up your conclusions.
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