3. Why were Irish migrants attracted to Scotland? (PULL factors)

The Broomielaw in 1880. Ships carrying Irish migrants could sail right into the centre of Glasgow.

1. Scotland was the closest part of the UK to Ireland.


2. Irish people had been coming to Scotland in small numbers for centuries. It was not a foreign country to them.


3. There were more jobs in Scotland and wages were higher.


4. Irish women and children could get work in the new factories.