tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post3966806671007540294..comments2024-03-17T11:05:22.464+00:00Comments on The Life And Opinions of Andrew Rilstone: Ron KavanaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9987513.post-91764241382243126252010-07-05T04:12:06.998+01:002010-07-05T04:12:06.998+01:00It's probably true that emigration to the Unit...It's probably true that emigration to the United States is overstated and that to Canada understated, but the U.S. did in fact absorb many more Irish immigrants during the period than Canada did by about 3-1. However, they were probably even more visible in Canada than in the U.S. due to Canada's smaller size. At their peak, the Irish made up 50% of the population of Toronto, but they never made up more than 25% of New York City. There was a time when the U.S. was sending ships to Canada, which couldn't refuse them, but in 1847, the British began restricting Irish immigration to Canada which flipped the numbers back to the U.S.Andrew Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13453328821252013152noreply@blogger.com