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Scotch-Irish (or Scots-Irish) Americans are American descendants of primarily Ulster Scots people [5] who emigrated from Ulster ( Ireland's northernmost province) to the United States during the 18th and 19th centuries. Their ancestors had originally migrated to Ulster mainly from the Scottish Lowlands and Northern England in the 17th century.
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 ...
U.S. cities with large Irish American populations. The city with the highest Irish population is Boston, Massachusetts . Large cities with the highest percentage of Irish ancestry
Jared Gans. July 15, 2024 at 8:57 PM. The first day of the Republican National Convention saw the party enthusiastically take part in its traditional nominating gathering even under the shadow of ...
This category includes articles related to the culture and history of Irish Americans in Ohio . Ireland portal. Ohio portal.
The history of Pittsburgh began with centuries of Native American civilization in the modern Pittsburgh region, known as Jaödeogë’ in the Seneca language. [1] Eventually, European explorers encountered the strategic confluence where the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers meet to form the Ohio, which leads to the Mississippi River.
Canton Avenue is a street in Pittsburgh 's Beechview neighborhood which is the steepest officially recorded public street in the United States. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Canton Avenue is 630 ft (190 m) long (the hill is about 213 feet long) and is claimed to include a 37% grade 21 feet (6.4 m) long. [ 4][ 5][ 6] The Guinness Book of World Records says ...
The African American Irish Diaspora Network is an organization founded in 2020 that is dedicated to Black Irish Americans and their history and culture. Black Irish American activists and scholars have pushed to increase awareness of Black Irish history and advocate for greater inclusion of Black people within the Irish-American community. [232]