Chapter 1

Question 1

Who is Gerald O’Hara and when did he arrive in Savannah, Georgia?

Answer 1

Gerald O’Hara arrived in Savannah, Georgia in 1822

Question 2

What prompted Gerald O’Hara to flee Ireland?

Answer 2

He fled after killing a rent agent

Question 3

What did Gerald O’Hara win in a game of cards?

Answer 3

A plantation

Question 4

At what age did Gerald O’Hara marry Ellen Robelard?

Answer 4

43 years old

Question 5

When did Patrick Durack arrive in New South Wales?

Answer 5

1853

Question 6

What challenges did Patrick Durack face in Queensland?

Answer 6

A prolonged drought

Question 7

How far did Patrick Durack travel in 1883 and what did he bring?

Answer 7

3,000 miles and 7,000 cattle

Question 8

By the 1920s, how many acres did the Durack family own?

Answer 8

Over 7 million acres

Question 9

What is the significance of Gerald O’Hara and Patrick Durack in their respective stories?

Answer 9

They hold a prominent place in their adopted country

Question 10

Who wrote a book about Patrick Durack’s ancestors?

Answer 10

Mary Durack

Question 11

What is a key theme in both O’Hara’s and Durack’s stories?

Answer 11

Their Irishness drives them

Question 12

True or False: Durack’s fortune was achieved without discrimination against aborigines.

Answer 12

False

Question 13

What was a common reason for many Irish emigrating from Ireland?

Answer 13

Poverty

Question 14

Between which years did around 6 million Irish move permanently to another country?

Answer 14

1821 and 1901

Question 15

What percentage of Australia’s population was Irish?

Answer 15

25%

Question 16

What major event drastically reshaped the Irish economy?

Answer 16

The potato famine of 1845-1851

Question 17

Who received a commission to study Irish emigration in 1834?

Answer 17

George Cornwall Lewis

Question 18

What did Lewis accuse the Irish of contributing to their own misfortunes?

Answer 18

Drinking, not wanting to work, and fighting

Question 19

What did Lewis recognize about the Irish in relation to British society?

Answer 19

They were essential to the industrial growth

Question 20

After 1840, how many Europeans would cross the Atlantic?

Answer 20

Nearly 60 million

Question 21

What was the role of immigrants in the construction of cities during the 19th century?

Answer 21

They constructed infrastructure and cleared land

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The Irish were distinctive from other immigrants as they were the pioneers of a new kind of mass _______.

Answer 22

migration

Question 23

How did the Irish contribute to the labor force in the United States?

Answer 23

As unskilled workers who constructed infrastructure

Question 24

What dual role did the Irish play in the context of exploitation?

Answer 24

Victims and oppressors

Question 25

What was the gender ratio among migrants to America from 1901-1910?

Answer 25

7 out of every 10 migrants were male

Question 26

What term did Irish president Mary Robinson express regarding Irish migration?

Answer 26

Irish diaspora

Question 27

True or False: Irish immigrants saw themselves as exiles.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

What type of social identity dominated overseas Irish communities?

Answer 28

Catholic Church

Question 29

What was the name of the group that Protestant Irish immigrants identified as?

Answer 29

Orangemen

Question 30

How did the Irish desire for self-government manifest in different countries?

Answer 30

In various forms depending on the country