Irish Migration Fast Facts Ten million Irish people have emigrated - TopicsExpress



          

Irish Migration Fast Facts Ten million Irish people have emigrated since 1700. One out of every two people born in Ireland has emigrated since 1800. Irish immigrants made up a quarter of the populations in Boston, New York City, Philadelphia and Baltimore by the mid 1800s. New York had 250,000 Irish-born residents by 1850, making it the most Irish city in the world. Over four and a half million Irish settled in America between 1820 and 1975. More than 34 million Americans considered themselves to be of Irish ancestry in 2002, making Irish Americans the second-largest ethnic group in the United States. Approximately six million British citizens have an Irish grandparent. Almost ten percent of Australians claim an Irish ancestor and approximately 250,000 Irish citizens currently live in Australia, which has a total population of 22 million
Posted on: Wed, 25 Sep 2013 13:08:18 +0000

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