In the book "Chicago and Cook County Sources: A Genealogical and Historical Guide" by Loretto Dennis Szucs (publish date 1986), "Irish Sources" are recommended that may find helpful to you; are as follows:
Irish American Heritage Center Chicago
Chicago Irish Ancestry (CIA) c/o Newberry Library Chicago
The Chicago Genealogical Society
The Irish American News Chicago
Hope this is helpful.
See "The Jule Rose Conroy Collection" at : Beverly Branch of the Chicago Public Library
You could visit some South Side Irish neighborhoods and maybe learn about the history from the people themselves.
There is a tremendous amount of information on line. Also, The University of Notre Dame has a large collection on Irish American history. On the internet type in the words, "Canaryville" or "Bridgeport, Chicago". Go to St. Gabrial's Church located in Canaryville. Call Gaelic Park in Oak Forest, Il. They may have some sources. Also the Chicago Historical Society has an extensive collection on immigrant groups.
They probably converted.
The neighborhood is a diverse community of Irish Americans, Mexicans, South Africans, African Americans, and French Canadians who live and work there.
the Irish word for south is "deisceart"
For info on the experience of African Americans who lived on the South Side, read "A Raisin in the Sun" by Lorraine Hansberry.
Chicago Watercraft is located at 800 South Wells in the city of Chicago, Illinois 60607. Additional information about the company can be found at their official website.
South Irish Horse ended in 1922.
South Irish Horse was created in 1902.
Mexico is South of Chicago.
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago is located at 37 South Wabash Avenue in Chicago. For more information about the school, check out their website at http://www.saic.edu/.
The address of the South Chicago Branch is: 9055 South Houston Avenue, Chicago, 60617 4312
South African Irish Regiment was created in 1914.
Following the American Civil War many Americans of African descent migrated from the south northward towards large cities such as Philadelphia and Chicago.