67 Facts About Irish American

Significant numbers of Irish American laborers began traveling to English colonies such as Virginia, the Leeward Islands, and Barbados in the 1620s.

Additionally, the Ulster Scots and Anglo-Irish American intermarried to some degree, and the Ulster Scots intermarried with Huguenot refugees from the Kingdom of France following the 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau issued by Louis XIV, and some of the Anglo-Irish American settlers were actually Welsh or Manx.

Irish American'storians have characterized the etymology of the term "Scotch-Irish" as obscure, and the term itself as misleading and confusing to the extent that even its usage by authors in historic works of literature about the Scotch-Irish is often incorrect.

However, beginning in the early 19th century, many Irish American migrated individually to the interior for work on large-scale infrastructure projects such as canals and, later in the century, railroads.

Scots-Irish American settled mainly in the colonial "back country" of the Appalachian Mountain region, and became the prominent ethnic strain in the culture that developed there.

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In 1820 Irish American-born John England became the first Catholic bishop in the mainly Protestant city of Charleston, South Carolina.

Two pairs of Irish American empresarios founded colonies in coastal Texas in 1828.

The Irish American participated in all phases of Texas' war of independence against Mexico.

About 100 Irish American-born soldiers participated in the Battle of San Jacinto – about one-seventh of the total force of Texians in that conflict.

Irish American Catholics concentrated in a few medium-sized cities, where they were highly visible, especially in Charleston, Savannah and New Orleans.

The Irish American were willing to take on potentially high-mortality occupations, thereby sparing valuable slave property.

Some employers objected not only to the cost of Irish American labor but to the rowdiness of their foreign-born employees.

The Catholicism practiced by Irish American immigrants was of little concern to Southern natives.

Irish American immigration had greatly increased beginning in the 1830s due to the need for unskilled labor in canal building, lumbering, and construction works in the Northeast.

Cities with large numbers of Irish American immigrants included Boston, Philadelphia, and New York, as well as Pittsburgh, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland, St Louis, St Paul, San Francisco, and Los Angeles.

Many Irish American men followed the expansion of railroads, and ended up settling in places that they built in.

Since the Irish were a large part of those Americans moving west, much of their culture can still be found today.

However, in proportion to the general population, the Irish American were the most underrepresented immigrant group fighting for the Union.

The Irish American, employed primarily as laborers, were usually unable to afford the $300 "commutation fee" to procure a replacement for service.

Many of the Irish American viewed blacks as competition for scarce jobs, and as the reason why the Civil War was being fought.

In 1871, New York's Orange Riots broke out when Irish American Protestants celebrated the Williamite victory at the Battle of the Boyne by parading through Irish American Catholic neighborhoods, taunting the residents who then responded with violence.

Irish American leaders have been prominent in the Catholic Church in the United States for over 150 years.

The Irish American have been leaders in the Presbyterian and Methodist traditions, as well.

Some Protestant Irish immigrants became active in explicitly anti-Catholic organizations such as the Orange Institution and the American Protective Association.

In other western communities, Irish priests wanted to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism.

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Scots-Irish American who settled in the back country of colonial America were largely Presbyterians.

Irish American was educated in the University of Glasgow and set out to organize and initiate the construction of several Presbyterian Churches throughout Maryland and Virginia.

Irish American's benefactions were responsible for the establishment in Chicago of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary of the Northwest .

Irish American assisted the Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond, Virginia.

Irish American supported a series of religious publications, beginning with the Presbyterian Expositor in 1857 and ending with the Interior, which his widow continued until her death.

Irish American immigrants were the first immigrant group to America to build and organize Methodist churches.

Many Irish American fled their home country to escape unemployment and starvation during the Great Irish American Famine.

The richest of the Irish American resettled in England, where their skilled work was greatly accepted, but lower class Irish American and women could find little work in Western Europe, leading them to cross the Atlantic in search of greater financial opportunities.

Some Irish American women resorted to prostitution in large cities such as Boston and New York City.

The initial backlash the Irish American received in America lead to their self-imposed seclusion, making assimilation into society a long and painful process.

Down to the end of the 19th century a large number of Irish American immigrants arrived speaking Irish American as their first language.

The Irish American language was first mentioned as being spoken in North America in the 17th century.

Large numbers of Irish American emigrated to America throughout the 18th century, bringing the language with them, and it was particularly strong in Pennsylvania.

Irish American speakers continued to arrive in large numbers throughout the 19th century, particularly after the Famine.

The Irish American men worked in these labor positions in the mid-west.

Large numbers of unemployed or very poor Irish American Catholics lived in squalid conditions in the new city slums and tenements.

Unlike many other immigrants, Irish women preferred domestic work because it was constantly in great demand among middle- and upper-class American households.

The Irish American were able to rise quickly within the working world, unlike non-English speaking immigrants.

Up to the 20th and early 21st century, Irish American Catholics continue to be prominent in the law enforcement community, especially in the Northeastern United States.

Anti-Irish American sentiment was rampant in the United States during the 19th and early 20th Century.

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Many Irish American children complained that Catholicism was openly mocked in the classroom.

Irish American Catholics were popular targets for stereotyping in the 19th century.

Irish American had many humorists of their own, but were scathingly attacked in political cartoons, especially those in Puck magazine from the 1870s to 1900; it was edited by secular Germans who opposed the Catholic Irish American in politics.

For example, Irish women were sometimes stereotyped as "reckless breeders" because some American Protestants feared high Catholic birth rates would eventually result in a Protestant minority.

In contrast to the view that Irish American women were shiftless, slovenly and stupid, girls were said to be "industrious, willing, cheerful, and honest—they work hard, and they are very strictly moral".

Many Americans believed that since the Irish were Celts and not Anglo-Saxons, they were racially inferior and deserved second-class citizenship.

The Irish being of inferior intelligence was a belief held by many Americans.

Irish American immigrants brought many traditional Irish American recipes with them when they emigrated to the United States, which they adapted to meet the different ingredients available to them there.

Irish American dominated professional baseball in the late 19th century, making up a third or more of the players and many of the top stars and managers.

Baseball for Irish kids was a shortcut to the American dream and to self-indulgent glory and fortune.

Irish American stars included Charles Comiskey, Connie Mack, Michael "King" Kelly, Roger Connor, Eddie Collins, Roger Bresnahan, Ed Walsh and New York Giants manager John McGraw.

Irish American brought their native games of handball, hurling and Gaelic football to America.

Notable comedians of Irish descent include Jimmy Dore Jackie Gleason, George Carlin, Bill Burr, Bill Murray, Will Ferrell, Bryan Callen, Pete Holmes, Joe Rogan, Ben Stiller, Chris Farley, Stephen Colbert, Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary, Colin Quinn, Charles Nelson Reilly, Bill Maher, Molly Shannon, John Mulaney, Kathleen Madigan, Jimmy Fallon, Des Bishop, and Jim Gaffigan, among others.

Musicians of Irish American descent include Christina Aguilera, Kelly Clarkson, Kurt Cobain, Bing Crosby, Tori Kelly, Tim McGraw, Mandy Moore, Hilary Duff, Fergie, Jerry Garcia, Judy Garland, Katy Perry, Tom Petty, Pink, Elvis Presley, Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Gwen Stefani, Lindsay Lohan, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake, Prodigy, Post Malone, Trippie Redd and others.

The modern term "Plastic Paddy" generally refers to someone who was not born in Ireland and is separated from his closest Irish American-born ancestor by several generations but still considers themselves "Irish American".

Regionally, the most Irish American states are Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut, according to the U S Census Bureau American Community Survey in 2013.

In Canada, by contrast, Irish American Protestants remained a political force, with many belonging to the Orange Order.

In Congress, the Irish American are represented in both parties; currently, Susan Collins of Maine, Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania, Bob Casey, Jr.

Elsewhere, significant majorities of the local Irish American stayed with the Democratic party, such as in Massachusetts and in other parts of Southern New England.

Barack Obama's Irish American heritage originates from his Kansas-born mother, Ann Dunham, whose ancestry is Irish American and English.

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Irish American's Mother was Mary "Polly" McDonough of Irish ancestry 1782.

Irish American was the maternal grandson of merchant Abner O'Neal, who emigrated from County Antrim in the 1790s.