“The most badass of all American Demographics” –Urban Dictionary

Irish Americans

Total Irish American Population Irish-American Population by State Biggest Irish-American populated Cities Irish Political Power U.S. Presidents with Irish Heritage Power in Office Emerald Societies Famous Irish-Americans How People Celebrate St Patrick’s Day Average St Patrick’s Day Spending Sources

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Irish American Population

Other DescentIrish Americans

Scituate, MA

Evergreen Park, IL

Milton, MA

Braintree, MA

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Cities with largest Irish American Popu-lation

Urban politics in the 1900’s was how the Irish in America started out their monumental success in the political arena. By taking control of the democratic party they created the perfect political machine.

Through voter fraud and “under the table” rewards the political machines controlled by the Irish were able to bring support for individuals and families attempting to adapt to city life in a new country.

Although the political machines were created to serve Irish-American interests immigrants like the Poles, Jews, and Italians benefited from them.

The political world moved more towards National Politics leaving the political machines of the 19th and early 20th centuries with dissipated power.

By the 1960’s the way was clear for the successful campaign of Democratic presidential nominee John F. Kennedy.

Irish Political Power

U.S. Presidents with Irish Heritage Andrew Jackson 7th

President James Knox Polk 11th

President James Buchanan 15th

President Andrew Johnson 17th

President Ulysses S. Grant 18th

President Chester A. Arthur 21st

President Grover Cleveland 22nd

President Benjamin Harrison 23rd

president William McKinley 25th

president Theodore Roosevelt 26th

president William Howard Taft 27th

president

Woodrow Wilson 28th President Warren G Harding 29th president Harry S. Truman 33rd president John F. Kennedy 35th president Richard Nixon 37th president Jimmy Carter 39th President Ronald Reagan 40th president George H. W. Bush 41st President Bill Clinton 42nd President George W. Bush 43rd President Barack Obama 44th president

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Emerald Societies

Famous Irish-Americans Grace Kelly – Actress Georgia O’Keeffe – Painter John McEnroe – Tennis Pro Danica Patrick – Race Car

Driver Bill O’Reilly – Radio

Personality Henry Ford - Entrepreneur William J Brennan Jr. –

Supreme Court Justice Tom Clancy – Author Eileen Collins – Astronaut Walt Disney – Entrepreneur Bing Crosby – Actor, Singer

St Patrick’s Day . St Patrick was born in Roman

Britain during the 5th century. He was kidnapped and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but later returned to Ireland as a missionary bringing Catholicism to the island.

Today people of all backgrounds celebrate St Patrick’s day, the slogan “Everyone’s Irish on St Patrick’s Day” seems to be true. Some popular activities for the holiday are: Drinking, parades, and Chicago dyes the river green.

How People celebrate St Patrick’s Day

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www.urbandictionary.com http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_American#Contributions_t

o_American_culture_and_sport http://www.census.gov/ “Race & Ethnic Relations: American And Global

Perspectives” by Martin N. Marger http://

www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-irish-americans/all

http://www.bloomberg.com/consumer-spending/2012-03-14/the-real-cost-of-st-patrick-s-day.html

“The Irish Americans: A History” by Jay P. Dolan “The Irish Way: Becoming American in the Multiethnic City”

by James R. Barrett http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

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