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At that time, the was a potato blight in the west of Ireland, which is referred to as the Great Famine. Prior to this, Irish population was at its highest. People left on ships to work on plantations, or escape the blight. Most left because of evictions. They mainly went to: US, Australia and England.

Even when the blight was gone, people continued to leave, looking for jobs, or even family.

Irish population has still not recovered from the Famine.

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