In the nineteenth century approximately 8 million people left Ireland, the vast majority of whom went to the United States.
In 1860 38.93% of the foreign born population in the United States was Irish, and they comprised 25% of New York City.
The Irish in the United States
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The Irish are of a low order of intelligence and very many of them have imperfectly developed brains.
Superintendant of Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum - 1850
Remember the Five Basic Sources for Irish Genealogical Research
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The Irish were born to rule, and they're the honestest people in the world.
George Washington Plunkett, Tammany Hall politician.
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