The harsh lives of Irish immigrants. ... the great wave of Irish immigrants during the 1840s and 1850s arrived on so-called “coffin ships ... whose parents succumbed to cholera in 1850.

This 1850 illustration depicts Irish emigrants sailing to the US on an overcrowded ship during the potato famine. ... So Irish immigrants are much more likely to start businesses than native-born ...

Irish emigrants embarking for America at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool, 1850, from The Illustrated London News, July 1850. They were not the only nationality represented among the ship's passengers.

Paul Ryan recites 1850 Irish famine era poster to make case for immigration reform Paul Ryan has emerged as an unexpected ally in the push for immigration reform.

Although many Irish people made their way to the States before the Great Hunger, the numbers making the dangerous trip on coffin ships across the Atlantic increased dramatically from the 1840s ...

St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner, so today’s column shares an inspiring story of a courageous, illiterate immigrant named Hannah Dougherty, who likely fled Ireland to escape the ...

The survey allowed genealogists to further trace branches in Obama's family tree and others who arrived on the ship, known as the Marmion, on March 20, 1850. ... used by masses of Irish immigrants.

An Irish immigrant from Long Island who made the ultimate sacrifice in Vietnam is being honored today in New York City. The United States Navy has named one of its ships the USS Gallagher. The ...