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According to Wikipedia, the most Irish cities in the country with the exception of Tulsa are all Northern (Midwestern and Northeastern. According to Wikipedia, by percentage they are Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Feel free to name other cities with high Irish populations but according to my research Irish seems to be more of a Northern trait and also a key characteristic of Catholic cities which most of the cities I listed are. Feel free to debate this as well.
Boston comes to mind first. I guess Philly is second. Anything else, I don't know.
New York is kinda Irish. It has a history of Irish immigration and at one time, a lot of Irish lived in the city but they moved to the suburbs, largely, a while ago. I think NYC retains more of an Italian identity than an Irish one, but as far as ethnic whites go, Irish and Italian are definitely among the top.
Yes, for sure. Once I drove through Scranton the day after the St. Patrick's Day parade en route from Baltimore to Syracuse. I was hoping to find a good meal. The key word there was hoping. Outside of fast food, the entire city was closed. Whenever it looked like any restaurant or bar was open, I'd be disappointed to find that it was just janitorial staff hosing down the floors. The entire city was hungover.
According to Wikipedia, the most Irish cities in the country with the exception of Tulsa are all Northern (Midwestern and Northeastern. According to Wikipedia, by percentage they are Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Buffalo, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Kansas City, St. Louis, Indianapolis, and Chicago. Feel free to name other cities with high Irish populations but according to my research Irish seems to be more of a Northern trait and also a key characteristic of Catholic cities which most of the cities I listed are. Feel free to debate this as well.
What's so Irish about Tulsa ?
I searched and it's 11 % Irish like the national average, not a huge number.
The Irish live in the suburbs and might be only half Irish. Even In Boston most Irish ancestry is in West Roxbury or young neighborhoods. I live In Southie a lot Irish own triple deckers but live on the South Shore.
Boston comes to mind first. I guess Philly is second. Anything else, I don't know.
New York is kinda Irish. It has a history of Irish immigration and at one time, a lot of Irish lived in the city but they moved to the suburbs, largely, a while ago. I think NYC retains more of an Italian identity than an Irish one, but as far as ethnic whites go, Irish and Italian are definitely among the top.
Yep-NYC has a huge Irish population, especially in The Bronx and Yonkers. Woodlawn is one of the few neighborhoods in the US that still has current Irish immigration and a vibrant emigre community. Philly and Boston have this to a lesser extent but more spread out. Upper Darby, PA is sometimes called the "33rd county".
Also, New Jersey shoretowns have some of the highest rates of Irish ancestry of any cities in the US-Spring Lake, NJ, Belmar, NJ and others near there.
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