During the rest of the year a large percentage of the US population claims to have Irish ancestry ... (7.2 percent), American (6.1 percent), Italian (4.9 percent), then Polish, French and Scottish.

Dr Sheils said the precise figure of Irish-Americans was still in dispute. There is “no question... that an enormous number have been awarded to people of Irish descent, though in my own work on ...

Over 31 million Americans ... native Florida species According to the Census Bureau, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island have the highest rates of residents claiming Irish ancestry.

And that’s despite only about 9.4% of Americans claiming Irish ancestry. The March 17 holiday – which, strictly speaking, marks the death of the fifth-century Roman Catholic saint credited ...