Irish immigrants and the rise of Tammany hall: in the 1800s, Irish immigrants in New York City built a corrupt political machine. (American History).Price, Sean
Irish immigrants flocked to Chicago in the 1800s, making up a fifth of the city's population by 1850. It's no surprise then that whiskey bars and pubs in Chicago are relatively commonplace—you'll find them in almost every neighborhood, serving Irish beers like Guinness and Smithwick’s an...
Irish Immigrants In The 1800s In the late 1800s, people from other countries across the world choose to leave their homes and move to the United States. United States was seen as the land of economic opportunity at this time because of famine, land and job shortages, and rising taxes in...
many Irishmen raised their lot through hard work and determination, to amass wealth and property and take their place among the heads of industry and government. Many others earned their way into mainstream citizenship the same way immigrants have done since the time of Caesar’s legions, by se...
The great majority of Catholic Irish immigrants in the eighteenth and the first half of the nineteenth century languished at the bottom of America's economic ladder as unskilled laborers. Though some were farm workers, many more worked in such areas as mining, quarrying, bridge and canal buildi...
In addition, Glasgow Celtic FC, a soccer team based in Scotland that was founded by Irish immigrants, many of whom were brought to the country as a result of the effects of the Potato Famine, has included a commemorative patch on its uniform—most recently on September 30, 2017—to honor...
creating a large Irish diaspora. The United States was a popular destination for emigrating Irish. In fact, the Irish population in the U.S. is more than five times that of the population in Ireland. Irish immigrants brought soda bread with them, along with other traditional Irish dishes and...
While German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous differen...
The Irish language was replaced byEnglishas the primary language spoken by the people during the late 1800s, after the mass immigration from Ireland due to the Potato Famine. The fact that immigrants spoke English is what separates the Irish from other immigrant groups. ...
or a local history book. Ten years ago, I found an except from the original edition ofConcerning Mary Ann,which describes the lives and times of the Irish Catholic immigrants who settled Monroe County, Iowa in the mid 1800s. I wrote about it in the vintage post, “Of Cofflins and Roha...