Irishmen living in America

The number of Irish-Americans is around 44 million, 12% of the total American population, the only ethnic group larger than German-Americans. The largest Irish-American societies are Chicago, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Kansas, Savannah and Georgia. From the 1760s the Irish began to migrate to America with considerable numbers of people, but especially during and after the Great Depression, they came to America through literally millions of Atlantic.



After 1860, Irish refugees to America continued with family reunions, and people established Irish neighborhoods in major cities. Irish employers are hired on railways, roads and other construction projects. Irish men also found jobs in fire departments and police departments. Many departments have large 'Emerald Societies', bandstand bars, and other things that display Irish heritage. A large number of Irish Catholic women also entered the maid service as middle-class hotels and pensions. Although they started at the bottom of the social scale in the beginning, when they came to the 1900s they developed themselves and reached the average salary level. After 1945, they began to enter the higher levels of the social hierarchy, and this was a result of their high participation, especially in the universities.

Annually celebrated St. Patrick's day is the most famous symbol of the Irish in America, and everything about Ireland is celebrated, New York City attracts more than two million people. According to the latest census, Irish is the language of today's America, 662 is the 322 languages ​​spoken in America, and there are more than 25 speakers.