What were two challenges the Irish faced when they moved to American cities?

The Irish immigrants faced many hardships on their journey to America. One of them would be the form of transportation. You see, back then the only way to immigrate was aboard a boat. But those boats were in the worst condition imaginable. There is a reason they were called, "Coffin Ships." The name pretty much explains itself though, huh? Well, on those ships were thousands and thousands and millions of people. They were all crammed together, it was hard to breath. When you're this close to another person, its normal that disease spreads quickly. So many people died. Not only because of disease, but because of starvation, and the horrible condition the boats were in. Their lifeless bodies were just tossed overboard too! Now, you can look up on google some pictures so you can see how packed they were. Also, some people died as soon as the boat had docked in America!! Another hardship they faced was lack of food. Many started their journey weak, and didn't have food to bring. Because the trip was pretty long, they had to go a couple of days without food.