Irish people have been migrating to England since before the 19th century.
It was the famine of 1840 and 1850 that caused one and a half million people to emigrate to North America, Australia and Britain. Many of those who came to Sheffield originally settled in the area around Scotland Street and The Crofts.
For more information on sources relating to the Irish community at Sheffield City Archives and Local Studies Library, download the sources booklet below.
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