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Irish immigrants were the first immigrant group to America to build and organize Methodist churches. Many of the early Irish immigrants who did so came from a German-Irish background. Barbara Heck, an Irish woman of German descent from County Limerick, Ireland, immigrated to America in 1760, with her husband, Paul. She is often considered to be ...
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; Martin H. Glynn – New York governor; William R. Grace – New York City mayor; J. Harold Grady ...
The Boston Irish: A Political History. Boston: Northeastern University Press. ISBN 9781555532208. the Boston Irish are different. O'Neill, Gerard. Rogues and Redeemers: When Politics Was King in Irish Boston (Crown, 2012). Quinlin, Michael (2013). Irish Boston: A Lively Look at Boston's Colorful Irish Past. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9781493004539.
McGrath, Patrick. "Secular Power, Sectarian Politics: The American-Born Irish Elite and Catholic Political Culture in Nineteenth-Century New York." Journal of American Ethnic History 38.3 (2019): 36-75. online; Marston, Sallie A. "Making difference: conflict over Irish identity in the New York City St. Patrick’s Day parade."
Irish immigration to the USA has played a large role in the culture of the United States. About 33.3 million Americans—10.5% of the total population—reported Irish ancestry in the 2013 American Community Survey conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau . [ 52 ]
By 1855, 34 percent of New York City's voter population was composed of Irish immigrants, and many Irish men came to dominate Tammany Hall. [42] Tammany Hall also served as a social integrator for immigrants by familiarizing them with American society and its political institutions and by helping them become naturalized citizens .
The Columbia Guide to Irish American History. (2005), overview and bibliographies; includes the Catholics. Miller, Kerby, ed. (2001). Journey of Hope: The Story of Irish Immigration to America. Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811827836. Major source of primary documents. Miller, Kerby (1988).
Irish-American Catholics served on both sides of the American Civil War (1861–1865) as officers, volunteers and draftees. Immigration due to the Irish Great Famine (1845–1852) had provided many thousands of men as potential recruits although issues of race, religion, pacifism and personal allegiance created some resistance to service.