1. The Potato Blight
... to the Republican Party. The increased Irish population in the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century had a huge effect on the American Catholic Church. The Church went "from a quiet, reserved institution to an aggressive growth oriented organization." The basis of the Catholic school system was introduced along with the construction of many parishes. Systems of hospitals and orphanages were also established through the work of the Irish-Catholics. V. Effects on Anglo-Irish relations The history of Anglo ... the Irish, no free food, no money to develop infrastructu...
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