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t. e. People of Irish descent form the largest ethnic group in the city of Philadelphia and its surrounding counties. [1] The Irish have lived in Philadelphia since the pre- American Revolution period. Irishmen had participated in pro-Revolutionary activities in Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War. [2]
Irish women attained admirable reputations as schoolteachers, which enabled some to pursue professions of even higher stature. Nuns. Upon arrival in the United States, many Irish women became Catholic nuns and participated in the many American sisterhoods, especially those in St. Louis in Missouri, St. Paul in Minnesota, and Troy in New York ...
The Irish Protestant vote in the U.S. has not been studied nearly as much as that of the Catholic Irish. In the 1820s and 1830s, supporters of Andrew Jackson emphasized his Irish background, as did James Knox Polk, but since the 1840s it has been uncommon for a Protestant politician in America to be identified as Irish, but rather as 'Scotch ...
150 Popular and Common Irish Girl Names 1. Aine. This name means “radiance,” and is the name of a fairy queen in Irish mythology. 2. Croía. This name isn’t just cute; it has a cute meaning ...
145 Irish girl names that are popular in Ireland for baby girls, including Fiadh and Éabha, as well as popular American-Irish choices like Bridget and Maeve.
Molly Maguires meeting to discuss strikes in the Pennsylvania coal mines, depicted in an 1874 illustration in Harper's Weekly.. The Molly Maguires was an Irish 19th-century secret society active in Ireland, Liverpool, and parts of the eastern United States, best known for their activism among Irish-American and Irish immigrant coal miners in Pennsylvania.
Charles P. Gillen – Newark mayor. Kirsten Gillibrand – US Senator, mother is of Irish descent. Thomas F. Gilroy – New York City mayor. James P. Gleason – County executive of Montgomery County, Maryland [45] Patrick Gleason – Long Island City political machine boss.
Southwark, Philadelphia. Categories: Irish-American culture by state. European American culture in Pennsylvania.