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Re:High School Student Proves “No Irish Need Apply” Signs Ex... by raverbashing on Saturday August 01, 2015 @03:31AM (#9986269)
I know that, I'm more wondering what was the amount that immigrated to the US (in relation to Catholic Irish)
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Re:High School Student Proves “No Irish Need Apply” Signs Ex... by azernik on Saturday August 01, 2015 @04:37AM (#9986392)
Many (including at least two Presidents). They just tended not to identify themselves as plain "Irish".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch-Irish_American

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Re:High School Student Proves “No Irish Need Apply” Signs Ex... by zumtar on Saturday August 01, 2015 @04:10AM (#9986346)
I don't have exact numbers to hand but I am sure the numbers of Protestant Irish emigrants was very high.

Poverty throughout the counties was common and they wanted to find a new and better life just as much as their Roman Catholic neighbours did.

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