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19th century. Washington, D.C.'s first major influx of Irish came in 1844 from rural areas, spurred by the Irish Famine. Some Irish laborers were recorded as builders of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from the mid 1820s to the 1850s and as workers in the port of Georgetown. Records indicate that some of the Irish builders of the C&O canal were ...
The National Irish American Museum Of Washington, D.C. is a proposed museum to honor Ireland’s legacy in America. History [ edit ] The museum was proposed in 2008, but active fundraising was deferred due to the Financial crisis of 2007–08 , and in 2015 the Washington Post deemed the museum unlikely to ever open.
Congressional Friends of Ireland Caucus in the 118th United States Congress. The Congressional Friends of Ireland, or Friends of Ireland, is an organization in the United States Congress that was founded in 1981 by Irish-American politicians Senator Ted Kennedy, Senator Daniel Moynihan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill to support initiatives for ...
Pages in category "Irish-American culture in Washington, D.C." The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. History of Irish Americans in Washington, D.C.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH; Irish: Ord Ársa na nÉireannach[1][2]) is an Irish Catholic fraternal organization. Members must be male, Catholic, and either born in Ireland or of Irish descent. Its largest membership is in the United States, where it was founded in New York City in 1836. The name was adopted by groups of Irish ...
During the State Health Plan’s most recent board of trustees meeting in July, the plan’s staff forecasted the plan to be $816 million in the red by calendar year 2027 with the plan “likely ...
Solas Nua ([ˈsˠɔlˠəsˠ n̪ˠuː]; "new light" in Irish) is a Washington, D.C.-based Irish contemporary arts organization. Founded in 2005, its first event was a production of the play Disco Pigs by Enda Walsh. While it is best known for its theatre offerings, Solas Nua also presents programming in areas including film, music, visual arts ...
Irish republicanism. Robert Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to organise a renewed attempt to overthrow the British Crown and Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland, and to establish a nationally representative government.