Ron Davies is right I misquoted the London Times, what it said in an editorial was, "soon a Celt in Ireland will be as rare as a red Indian on the streets of Manhattan", and Ron if you take the time and Google, "The great Irish famine" , you can read all of this editorial.
While you are on the Site read of the Penal Laws, quite an eye-opener for anyone ignorant of the most draconian laws ever instituted.