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Contributed by Daniel Flynn In Worcester Mass, the first large group of Irish arrived in 1820 to build the Worcester to Providence canal. They were
Contributed by Tim Donohue Butte, Montana: Ireland's Fifth Province My earliest memory as a child was watching a St. Patrick’s Day parade on my Father’s shoulders.
Contributed by Beth Donahue Cherkowsky Philadelphia has one of the largest populations of Americans of Irish descent – it was at 14% last figures I
Contributed by Helen Frazier In Portland Maine there was a very large community in Portland's West End. St. Dominic's church was at the center of
Contributed by James Hugh Donohoe Sydney had its area with a high concentration of Irish families in the 1920s. The area was borderline "Ghetto". Historians
Thomas Witte, responding to ‘Irish Ghettos, where did the Irish settle in large numbers in your hometown?’ introduces us to some Connemara Irish who settled
Carol Hurley Law, responding to ‘How the Famine affected my family’ tells us the story of her Kerry/Cork families settled on Irish Mountain in West
Contributed by Mike Donahue My g-grandfather, Patrick O'Donoghue immigrated to Chicago with his wife, Mary Kelly in the 1850s. He joined his brother, Michael and
Contributed by Sarah Smith Funny family story – passed down from my Aunt. I have not researched my family at all – no time! –
From Winona Republican-Herald, Dec 10, 1942; Jefferson Township is in Houston County, MN The History of Houston County MN says thus: “The first births in