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The first recorded Irish presence in the area of present-day Canada dates from 1536, when Irish fishermen from Cork traveled to Newfoundland. [citation needed]After the permanent settlement in Newfoundland by Irish in the late 18th and early 19th century, overwhelmingly from counties Waterford and Wexford, increased immigration of the Irish elsewhere in Canada began in the decades following ...
The Irish diaspora (Irish: Diaspóra na nGael) refers to ethnic Irish people and their descendants who live outside the island of Ireland. The phenomenon of migration from Ireland is recorded since the Early Middle Ages, [1] but it can be quantified only from around 1700. Since then, between 9 and 10 million people born in Ireland have emigrated.
Irish diaspora in Canada (4 C, 14 P) M. ... Pages in category "Irish diaspora by country" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Today, about 70 million people claim Irish heritage or ancestry worldwide, according to the Irish government.
Ulster-Scottish diaspora in Canada (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Irish diaspora in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.
Map of the Iraqi Diaspora in the World. Irish diaspora – consists of Irish emigrants and their descendants especially in countries such as the United States (see Irish Americans), the United Kingdom (see Irish migration to Great Britain and Irish-Scots, not to be confused with Ulster-Scots aka Scots-Irish), Canada (see Irish Canadians, Irish ...
Irish emigrants to Canada (2 C, 244 P) A. Canadian people of Anglo-Irish descent (39 P) N. ... Irish diaspora in Quebec (2 C, 6 P) Quebec people of Irish descent (73 ...
An expatriate Irish population in any country other than Ireland or Northern Ireland is generally considered to be Irish emigrants and their descendants, at least to the extent that the people involved are aware of their Irish heritage and willing to acknowledge it. This definition applies to over 80 million people, considerably more than the 3 ...