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From That Small Island: The Story of the Irish
From the Famine to the Future
Season 1
Episode 104
Two million Irish people emigrated in the immediate aftermath of the Famine. Of these 64% went to the US and by as early as 1850 the Irish were easily the biggest single ethnicity in the USA. We look at the huge contribution of the Irish, alongside other ethnic groups, in the building of the US and we examine the role of the Irish in the world.
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By taking a snapshot of Europe & Ireland in the year 1,000 we trace the story of the Normans.
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Drawing from genetics and archaeology we piece together the jigsaw of Ireland’s earliest inhabitants