What+was+being+in+America+like+for+the+Irish?

What type of discrimination did the Irish face in America? -There was a lot of conflict between Protestants and Catholic.-

-Centuries of tension between Protestants and Catholics found their way into United States cities and verbal attacks often led to mob violence.-

-For example, Protestants burned down St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New York City in 1831, while in 1844, riots in Philadelphia left thirteen dead.- 

-Anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic sentiments in the 1840s produced groups such as the nativist American Party, which fought foreign influences and promoted "traditional American ideals."-