Map shows which states have the largest populations with Irish heritage
Almost 1 in 10 Americans claim Irish heritage, according to the Census Bureau. But even the non-Irish celebrate Saint Patrick ...
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History of Irish immigration to Georgia, impact on Coastal Empire
In Monday’s Saluting the Irish - we’re taking you through the long history of Irish immigration to Georgia - and the lasting impact of the community in the Coastal Empire. Dr. Howard Keeley is the ...
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Decades before Irish were Chicago political royalty, they lived in a ramshackle slum called Kilgubbin
Kilgubbin won’t be found on modern-day maps of Chicago, but there once was a place known by that name — a settlement of Irish immigrants on the city’s North Side. In the 1850s and 1860s ...