Colonial birth, death, marriage, and some shipping records cite the presence of Irish born people as early as the 1630s. For instance, in 1655 the ship Goodfellow arrived in Boston carrying a group of …

Most of the earliest immigrants to the United States were English, followed by the Irish. The Irish left Ireland for many reasons, including religion, politics and poor living conditions. They came to …

Between 1846 and 1851, more than 1 million people left Ireland for the United States, and a steady stream of over 800,000 more would arrive between 1860 and 1880. The Great Famine dramatically …

In 1787 Historian John Hske, in writing about the Carolina frontier, noted that the Scotch-Irish from Ulster were more important and far more numerous than all the other elements in the population, and …

No epitaph to the Irish pound would be complete without mention of the unprecedented challenges of producing and distributing sufficient euro banknotes and coin to facilitate a smooth changeover and …

Objective To analyze the experience of the Irish immigrants of the 19th century the discrimination that is experienced by immigrant groups, especially those who have recently immigrated.

This Plan reaffirms our Department’s focus on supporting Irish enterprise to start, grow and scale, strengthening foreign direct investment, enhancing research and innovation capacity and promoting …