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to get to the other side
for religious freedom
In the 1800's
Texas was giving land away
They were Irish
The Irish came to Texas during the Mexican War in 1850 looking for land and opportunitys.
To pay for their war of independence from Spain
they were one of the first spanish Texas settlers which might have been in about the 1700's
There is no exact figure for the number of Irish people living in Texas. However, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, approximately 2.7% of the population of Texas reported Irish ancestry in 2019, which equates to roughly 750,000 people.
Im pretty sure its 6 months. People are saying a year, but it doesnt say that anywhere.
Yes. Around the year 1850.
They settled in the west, where there was cheap land so that they could farm like they did in Ireland. The Irish settled in Branfelt, Dallas, and Houston once they got to Texas.