how much of the population in australia did irish descendants make up until 1914
Irish Australians Irish Australians (Irish: Gael-AstrÃ¡laigh) are an ethnic group of Australian citizens of Irish descent, which include immigrants from and descendants whose ancestry originates from the island of Ireland. Irish Australians have played a considerable part in the history of Australia. They came to Australia from the late eighteenth century on as convicts or settlers, and contributed largely to Australia's development in many different areas. From the late 19th century to the present about a third of the population in Australia is Irish.[4]
Ireland Large-scale emigration marked most of the post-WWII period (particularly during the 1950s and 1980s), but beginning in 1987 the economy improved, and the 1990s saw the beginning of substantial economic growth. This period of growth became known as the Celtic Tiger.[79] The Republic's real GDP grew by an average of 9.6% per annum between 1995 and 1999,[80] in which year the Republic joined the euro. In 2000, it was the sixth-richest country in the world in terms of GDP per capita.[81]