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The Deportees and Other Stories is the first short story collection [1] by Irish writer Roddy Doyle first published by Jonathan Cape in 2007. [2] All the stories were written for Metro Éireann, a multicultural paper aimed at Ireland's immigrant population and explore their experiences. The stories were written in 800 word chapters and ...
Press-Citizen columnist Richard Hakes prepares readers for the St. Patrick's Day holiday with a few Irish origin stories.
Scotch-Irish Americans are American descendants of primarily Ulster Scots people who emigrated from Ulster (Ireland's northernmost province) to the United States during the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, with their ancestors being originally migrated to Ulster, mainly from the Scottish Lowlands in the 17th century.
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.
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.
Anna "Annie" Moore (April 24, 1874 – December 6, 1924) was an Irish émigré who was the first immigrant to the United States to pass through federal immigrant inspection at the Ellis Island station in New York Harbor. Bronze statues of Moore, created by Irish sculptor Jeanne Rynhart, are located at Cobh in Ireland and Ellis Island. [3]
The Story of Irish Music in Boston (2015), produced by Newstalk. [83] Rugby is popular with the Irish community in Boston. The Boston Irish Wolfhounds, a rugby union team, was founded in 1989, and the Boston Thirteens, a semi-professional rugby league football team, was founded in 2009.
Irish immigrants played an instrumental role in Puerto Rico's economy. One of the most important industries of the island was the sugar industry. Among the successful businessmen in this industry were Miguel Conway, who owned a plantation in the town of Hatillo and Juan Nagle whose plantation was located in Río Piedras.