Irish Female Emigration: The Views of Akenson and Lambert

Lambert believes that this exemplifies some women but she insists that other women keep in contact with their families and even their children about Irish tradition and culture. She thinks that Ireland women are closely related to the Irish family and that this structure is very important. In addition, Lambert claims that most women emigrate for economic independence or family economic burden, but saying, "I am away from what I believe is excessively controlling my parents" There are only two women (182).

Due to Ireland's great famine, many Irish families were forced to migrate from that country. By 1854, 1.5 million to 2 million Irish people left. In the United States, most Irish people become urban dwellers. As money is low, many people have to settled in the city where the ship landed. By 1850, the Irish people occupied a quarter of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Baltimore. Irish Americans play an important role in politics of the city and the state, the media, the Wall Street, the Roman Catholic Church, and the major sports leagues. They are very active in New York City Fire Department, New York City Police Department, New York City and New Jersey Port Authority.

Immigrants from Ireland of the 19th century led to the population of the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, and Australia. As of 2006, 4.3 million Canadians, accounting for 14% of the population, are Irish. As of 2013, a total of 34.5 million Americans claim to have Irish descendants. The Irish American today is mainly a Protestant and Catholic minority. Protestant ancestors came mainly from the colonial era, but Catholics mainly came from immigrants of the 19th century. For over 150 years, the Irish leaders stand out in the American Catholic Church. Irish people are leaders of the Presbyterian and Methodist traditions. According to a survey in the 1990s, 51% of Americans who claimed to be "Irish" were Protestant, 36% considered Catholics. In the south, Protestants occupied 73% of Irish descendants and Catholics accounted for 19%.