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Irish people have been emigrating to America for hundreds of years, especially since the great famine in the 1840s and with the improvement in transport between the countries. There is no way of saying how many people have emigrated over the centuries. Many Americans claim Irish ancestry.
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∙ 12y agoAccording to History.com forty million Americans trace their ancestry back to Ireland.
In the 2000 Federal Population Census, the majority of the 300 million people currently living in the United States are descended from European immigrants who have arrived in the past 400 years. 10.8% of the US population are descended from Irish immigrants.
34.5 million U.S. residents claim Irish ancestry. Irish is the nation's second most common reported ancestry, trailing behind German which is the number one.
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Irish in the US?
Many Irish people emigrated to America during the Great Famine in 1845. Many of them established large communities in Newfoundland. Therefore, there is now many Irish people in America.
Where did Irish people do for a living when they migrated to US?
Some built the streets and railroads. Many joined the US Military.
Many Irish people fled Ireland for the US as a result of the?
Potato Famine-Nova Net Answer
Is there more Irish in the US then in ireland?
No. There are more people in the USA that claim Irish ancestry than the population of Ireland, but there are more actual Irish people in Ireland than there are actual Irish people in the USA.
Did Irish people colonize or immigrate to the US?
They emigrated to the USA
How many Irish people live in the US?
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What culture gives us many of our current Halloween customs?
Halloween has roots in the Celtic (Irish) culture and was brought over to America by English and Irish immigrants.
What do Irish people like to do?
Irish people like to do what many of us like to do: eat, drink, and be merry.
The caused many Irish people to immigrate to the US?
Potato Famine
Irish in the US?
Many Irish people emigrated to America during the Great Famine in 1845. Many of them established large communities in Newfoundland. Therefore, there is now many Irish people in America.
How many Irish people descent immigrated to the US in 1800?
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Where did Irish people do for a living when they migrated to US?
Some built the streets and railroads. Many joined the US Military.
What people came to the US from Ireland?
Irish people.
Many Irish people fled Ireland for the US as a result of the?
Potato Famine-Nova Net Answer
How did Irish potato famine contribute to development of US?
Many Irish people emigrated to the US and made contributions in a wide variety of ways like in work, culture, politics etc.
What is the nationality of president James Polk?
Polk's ancestry was Scotch-Irish and his roots in the US went back several generations.
Is there more Irish in the US then in ireland?
No. There are more people in the USA that claim Irish ancestry than the population of Ireland, but there are more actual Irish people in Ireland than there are actual Irish people in the USA.
