THEY CAME AND DUG, YOU KNOW, 12 FOOT, 14 FOOT CANAL IN THE 1840S, SAID HIBERNIA MEMORIAL PARK TELLS THE STORY OF IRISH LABORERS WHO DUG THE NEW BASIN CANAL. IT WAS THE MAIN WATERWAY ALLOWING GOODS ...

Jim Riley, grand marshal of the Providence St. Patrick's Day Parade, answered five questions on the parade, the Irish and ...

In the 1830s, Irish laborers dug the Illinois & Michigan Canal, settling in a spot once called Hardscrabble, which became the South Side’s Bridgeport neighborhood. And when the Great Famine ...

Savannah continued to attract Irish laborers as the city’s growth surged during Reconstruction and the Industrial Revolution. Explore5 fun facts about St. Patrick you might not know The ...

According to the 2023 U.S. Census, more than 30 million people, or about 9% of Americans, claim Irish ancestry, with over 117,000 Americans reporting Ireland as their birthplace.

In the 1830s, Irish laborers dug the Illinois & Michigan Canal, settling in a spot once called Hardscrabble, which became the South Side’s Bridgeport neighborhood. And when the Great Famine ...

She had moved to a nearby area to pursue a graduate degree. She had come to New Orl… Thousands of Irish laborers are believed to have perished during the construction of the New Basin Canal ...

Hibernian Memorial Park, located on the neutral ground between West End and Pontchartrain boulevards, honors the contributions of the tens of thousands of Irish laborers who dug the New Basin ...

Most of the Irish laborers who helped build the canal did not settle here. It was the Irish who came later, during and after the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, who shaped so much of the ...

His favorite Irish song is "Spancil Hill," written by his cousin Michael Considine. Jim Riley, who had a long career in organized labor, is the grand marshal of this year's Providence St. Patrick ...