Ireland to Liverpool passenger lists

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It's a bit of a myth really that the Irish who settled in Liverpool or elsewhere in Britain were confused or unable to travel on to America. There are well known accounts of travellers being conned out of their money in Liverpool but travellers were usually well informed of all the dangers of travel and had their wits about them so widespread were these stories. The main reason for Irish settlement in Liverpool was the availability of work, usually connected to the docks and shipping. By 1841 (pre-Great Famine) there were 49,639 Irish-born people in Liverpool making up 17.3% of the city's population. If Irish people wanted to go to America and they didn't have the money they could work on the ships that were regularly going there. Liverpool was an attractive destination for Irish people throughout the 19th century.


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