The Distribution of Irish Emigration in the Decade Before the Great Famine

Authors

  • James H. Johnson University of Lancaster Bailrigg, Lancaster LAI 4YB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.1988.680

Abstract

Previous attempts at mapping pre-famine emigration from Ireland are examined and two maps based on statistics calculated by Mokyr are presented. Problems with the calculation of emigration from census information are explored and a series of maps based on information collected by the Commissioners of Inquiry into the Condition of the Poorer Classes in Ireland are discussed. It is concluded that this pre-Famine emigration bore a closer resemblance to the sustained emigration that was to be established later in the second half of the nineteenth century than to movements during the Famine.

Author Biography

James H. Johnson, University of Lancaster Bailrigg, Lancaster LAI 4YB

Department of Geography

Published

2016-12-20

How to Cite

Johnson, J. H. (2016). The Distribution of Irish Emigration in the Decade Before the Great Famine. Irish Geography, 21(2), 78–87. https://doi.org/10.55650/igj.1988.680

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