You asked for a cite. He provided one. You may not like it, but he backed up his claims. If you have better cites to the contrary, please feel free to post them.
I don’t know jayjay, but he provided factual information. The problem here is that you haven’t. Saying anything more gets into junior modding, which I know better than.
Incorrect. Two judges in ONE county in ONE state does not constitute a “very sleazy system”.
I hope those goalposts bought travel insurance.
The migration sparked by the Great Famine sent an enormous wave of Irish refugees to the New World but they were, for the most part, leaving areas with little industry. Only the northeast of Ireland industrialised to the degree that much of England did in the 19th century. It is also worth nothing that a not insignificant amount of those fleeing the Famine ended up in English, Welsh and Scottish cities where they contributed to further industrialisation in later years. In 1851, the first Census after the Famine, Liverpool was over 20% Irish born, Manchester over 10% etc.