We are Irish on my mom’s side. A segment being endentured from the 1600’s, but a lot of history lost due to young family members “orphaned” (I.e. Passed to other places to work).
My father’s side came here to escape the famine. I suppose they were a bit ‘luckier’ at least for a time. I’m glad we both ended up here, I’m not very impressed with or fond of the politics of our ancestral home.