The history of the Irish in Australia is interesting too. Most Irish
immigrants came to the southern states and not all were welcome. Many
job ads had "No Irish" and "Irish need not apply", and that attitude
persisted into the 20thC. Most women got jobs as domestics or children's
nanny and the men were simply labourers or ended up in the Police Force
(hence the Eureka rebellion and the Beachworth riots against brutal
Irish Police). And why so many in the Police? Because other able-bodied
men were off digging for gold and the Police Force was the only work
Irish could get, irrespective of their skills or training. Newspapers of
the day carried cartoons which typified the Irish as lazy and stupid.
Legislation has changed that but some attitudes still linger.
On a more happy note, my Irish ancestor migrated to North America and
joined the Union army. On discharge, he acquired land in Nebraska and
grew ... wait for it ... potatoes of course! A pioneer settler of the
region he was given 9 months credit from the local store until his crops
came in. Not many places these days would extend credit for that length
of time. And to an Irish man too!!! He was recognised as a pioneer
settler of Polk county and has a memorial to him there. So ... not all
Irish were labelled dumb.
Gordon
On 9/12/2024 10:34 pm, Chris Owen via CoTyroneList wrote:
Here, here Len!
Definitely in my grandfather’s family. He came to Oz his brother to
NYC, and some siblings stayed in Ireland. While we have known for
several years that this brother existed and had traced his marriage
his wife and his children in USA, they had no concept that there could
be family in Australia. Imagine trying to find the needle in the NYC
haystack of someone named Patrick McCormack!! But we did it!
And while the journey to Oz was both long and difficult, especially in
comparison to iron with the journey to East Coast USA, there was much
to gain from a government desperate for free settlers. Where the Irish
in NYC in particular were considered the lowest of the low where work
and accommodation were concerned and faced the endless “No Irish”
signs everywhere, in Australia they were able to access land and apply
their rural skills to conquer a vastly different landscape. It was
amazingly hard work but they often gathered people from their local
community in Ireland around them and pulled together! There were big
contrasts in acceptance between the two countries. I think the many
many Irish in my family thought themselves lucky as they slowly built
families and comfort around themselves.
Keep up the good work guys
Chris Owen of Melbourne Australia searching for McCormacks McCullaghs,
McSwiggans, Brogans, Devlins in NI; Foleys, Brennans, Powers in
Wicklow and Waterford; Stritch, Malone, Mahon, Davern and Thynne in
Clare and Gannon and Donellan and Curley in Galway!
On 9 Dec 2024, at 10:09, Len Swindley via CoTyroneList
<[email protected]> wrote:
Hi folks, contrary to popular belief, not all Irish emigrants were
destined to North America - the Australian colonies offered free
passages from the late 1830s and it is possible that emigrant siblings
could be found in both North America and Australia
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
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Thanks again to Len Swindley for another great addition to CTI!
Jim McKane
Kitchener, Ontario
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