06/05/2012, 4:47 PM paul moy Joined on 15/11/2005 Berkshire Posts 5,260 Re: why do scousers boo the national anthem ? From Wikipedia: During the 1840s, Irish migrants began arriving by the thousands due to the Great Famine of 1845-1849. Almost 300,000 arrived in the year 1847 alone, and by 1851 approximately