There were two types of Irish. Green and Orange. The Orange owned most of the land. The Green were mostly tenant farmers of five acres or less. Not enough land to raise livestock and only enough to grow potatoes. There was little industry to find work and no land to own. Essentially there was no future for the Green at all in Ireland with or without the British help. My grandparents all left Ireland between 1905 and 1915. All as children two of them were orphans.
There were at least 3 types of Irish.
Green Irish Catholics,
Anglicans, the Anglo-Irish,
And the Orange Scots-Irish Presbyterians.
outpostinmass2 ~” There were two types of Irish. Green and Orange.”
“The Orange owned most of the land.” The Orange were mostly Northern Eastern Irish arround Ulster , and favored British rule . They were primarily Protestant.
“The Green were mostly tenant farmers of five acres or less. Not enough land to raise livestock and only enough to grow potatoes. “ The Green were mostly Catholic , and inhabited more than 2/3 of Ireland , and favored the Free Republic of Ireland.
Due to persecution of Catholics, there was an defense organization established : AOH (Ancient Order of Hibernians)
Irish Whiskey (loosely translated as : Waters of Life)
The Orange (Protestants)drink : Bushmills
The Green (Catholics) drink : Jameson