How were the irish discriminated against in the 19th century?

Question:The Irish were discriminated in their own homeland by the English. The English owned much of the land and did not allow the inhabitants to keep much of what they grew. They were required to give it to the English landowners. This and the potato famine led to the huge migration of Irish people to America in the 1800s. The Irish eventually rebelled against the English and won control of their own homeland in the early 1900s.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: The Irish were discriminated in their own homeland by the English. The English owned much of the land and did not allow the inhabitants to keep much of what they grew. They were required to give it to the English landowners. This and the potato famine led to the huge migration of Irish people to America in the 1800s. The Irish eventually rebelled against the English and won control of their own homeland in the early 1900s.

There were signs that said, " no blacks or Irish." Irish were distrusted because they were Catholics. They had a hard time getting jobs at first.

There are a lot of words you use everyday that are discriminatory against the Irish. The term Patty Wagon. You know the bigger vehicle the police use to arrest people. The police in NY picked up so many Irish in it they started to call it the Patty Wagon. Patty being slang for Irish.

we where treated like dog's, signs like "no blacks no irish" where hung in bars & restraunts.this ironically is why there are so many irish bars we set them up so we could have a drink.strangley enough everyone seems to like them & us ?
are you irish?