WorksheetsIrish Migration
Total questions: 9
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
During the 1950's fell to it's lowest level of....
a)
2 million
b)
2.6 million
c)
2.8 million
d)
3.2 million
2.
Name one job type the young Irish migrants had in the 1950's
(a)
3.
Name the Irish Taoiseach of the 1970's
(a)
4.
When did Ireland join the EEC?
a)
1970
b)
1972
c)
1973
d)
1975
5.
What caused the the recession of the 1980's?
(a)
6.
Explain the term 'brain drain'
4 lines
7.
From what part of Europe did many people migrate from after 2004?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
8.
Name one MNC (multinational corporation) that set up in Ireland during the Celtic Tiger
(a)
9.
What MNC closed down during the recession of 2008-2013?
(a)
100 %
