The author has some serious misconceptions about the perceptions of early Irish immigrants to America, in particular, Canada. There are sundry reasons why Irish immigrants were given a difficult time. A preponderance of Roman Catholics is just one reason. In urban centers, poverty was another, and Irish immigrants often got a raw deal in a society where relief did not exist.

I feel sorry for the author. Her own misconceptions of the Irish tell me she does not have a license to speak in detail about the parts of history she is most concerned with.