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REASONS FOR EMIGRATION Most of the those who left Ireland arrived in Buenos Aires with their families or as individuals attracted by the possibility of better living conditions, as the Economic, Social And Political Conditions in Ireland at the time were quite poor. Others, in turn, left after receiving favourable descriptions of the country from friends and family who had already arrived in Argentina. Still others arrived to fight for the Cause Of Argentine Independence , such as William Brown . Numbers of immigrants It is difficult to accurately calculate the exact number of immigrants. Many Irish newcomers declared themselves to be British, as Ireland at the time was still part of the United Kingdom , and others were simply assumed to be British by the authorities. The immigration records in Buenos Aires lack any entries dating from before 1822 and the years 1823, 1824, 1836, 1840, 1841, 1842 and 1855. The records in between these years are also incomplete. However, it was recorded that between 1822 and 1880, 5,300 Irish immigrants arrived, with 1894 being the peak (708 people). Based on these incomplete records it has been estimated that the total number of Irish immigrants in this period was about 10,000. At the turn of the 20th century there were 16,284 Irish Argentinians in Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires Province . Only 4,693 of these had actually been born in Ireland, just 28.8% of the population, while another 11,591 individuals had been born in Argentina. Economic activities The Irish immigrants settled mainly in Buenos Aires and the Littoral Provinces . They mainly worked in sheep farming. In Curumalán , Buenos Aires, and Venado Tuerto , Santa Fe , Eduardo Casey helped populating the agriculturally barren provinces, inviting more Irish immigrants to Argentina to work for him. This recommendation system was very active, and with almost limitless amounts of land available, many Irish immigrants went on to do very well economically. This industry was expanded to other places, eventually flourishing in the rest of Santa Fe, Entre Ríos and Córdoba . Legacy The Irish priests and nuns that arrived in Argentina did not leave any family but they did leave a spiritual impression on the people that they served as teachers, nurses and ministers. Those you arrived for economic, professional or political reasons had families and their names have been handed down to this day, such as Che Guevara Lynch . REFERENCES
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