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Jim Coleman (1911–2001), Canadian sports journalist and Member of the Order of Canada [1] [2] Stompin' Tom Connors – country and folk musician Peter Cullen – voice actor
Pages in category "Irish emigrants to Canada" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 244 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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 ...
Pages in category "Irish diaspora in Canada" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
The city with the highest Irish population is Boston, Massachusetts. Large cities with the highest percentage of Irish ancestry. Boston, Massachusetts 22.8% [1]
In “Plentiful Country,” historian Tyler Anbinder uses bank records to paint a new picture of the 1.3 million people who fled to the US when famine hit Ireland.
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An influx of Irish immigrants to New York resulted in a typhus outbreak in 1847, with 80% of the cases reported to have been contracted during the Atlantic crossing, and 20% of the cases resulting from secondary spread in the city. 147 cases were treated at the New York Hospital over a seven-week period. The mortality rate was 11%.