Irish Chilean
chileno-irlandés
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Notable Irish Chileans
Harold Mayne-Nicholls, Bernardo O'Higgins, Patricio Aylwin |
| Total population |
| 120,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Chile |
| Languages |
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Chilean Spanish, English, Irish
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| Religion |
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Roman Catholicism, Presbyterianism, Anglicanism
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| Related ethnic groups |
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Irish people, Irish Americans, Irish Canadians, Scottish people, Scottish Chileans.
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| Part of a series of articles on
Irish Latin-Americans
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| Groups |
Irish Argentines
Irish Bolivians
Irish Brazilians
Irish Chileans
Irish Colombians
Irish Costa Ricans
Irish Dominicans
Irish Ecuadorians
Irish Guatemalans
Irish Hondurans
Irish Mexicans
Irish Nicaraguans
Irish Panamanians
Irish Paraguayans
Irish Peruvians
Irish Puerto Ricans
Irish Salvadorians
Irish Uruguayans
Irish Venezuelans
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Irish Chileans (in Spanish: Irlandés-chileno or Hibernochileno, Irish: Gael-Sileánach) are the inhabitants of Chile who either came from some part of the island of Ireland or are descendants of immigrants from there. Generally coming in the 18th century and early 19th century, the generally Catholic Irish were seeking refuge from the oppression of the Protestant-run government of the Kingdom of Great Britain). Spain being a Catholic power, many Irish moved to Latin America. Immigration reduced later in the 19th century as Catholic Emancipation made emigration to a Catholic nation less of a vital consideration and as the United States and Canada established themselves as more viable lands for settlement.
A large proportion of Irish Chileans are sheep farmers in the Magallanes region of the far south of the country, and the city of Punta Arenas has a large Irish foundation dating back to the 18th century.
The most notable Irish Chilean, Bernardo O'Higgins is often referred to as the "Father of Chile", and is commemorated in many places in Chile.
Notable Irish Chileans
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