Irish-Americans
Celtic heritage Americans
Irish-Americans are Americans of Irish descent, one of the largest ethnic groups in the United States.
The term encompasses both recent immigrants and those whose families arrived generations ago, particularly during the Great Famine of the 1840s.
Irish-American identity remains culturally visible through St.
Patrick's Day celebrations, Catholic traditions, and political influence in cities like Boston and Chicago: My grandmother was proud of her Irish-American heritage.
Leaving homeland permanently
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
transatlantic · passage · homeland · departure · settlement · chain migration · remittances · exile
Irish cultural holiday in March
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
- greenColor of vegetation
- GuinnessIrish dry stout brand
corned beef · cabbage · pub · jig · reel · fiddle · bagpipes · soda bread
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- CladdaghIrish betrothal ring design
folklore · mythology · traditions · St. Patrick · Book of Kells · banshee · round towers · harp
Linked by a dash
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
community · enclave · Bostonians · neighborhood · parish · solidarity · pride · belonging
Absorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
- melting potCultural fusion place
intermarriage · upward mobility · discrimination · Tammany Hall · politics · labor movement · police · firefighters
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
refugees · transatlantic · passage · homeland · departure · settlement · chain migration · remittances · exile · Boston
St. Patrick's Day
Irish cultural holiday in March
Guinness · corned beef · cabbage · pub · jig · reel · fiddle · bagpipes · soda bread · leprechaun
ancestry
Family line of descent
Claddagh · folklore · mythology · traditions · St. Patrick · Book of Kells · banshee · round towers · harp · Brehon laws
hyphenated
Linked by a dash
- ethnicOf a cultural group
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
assimilation · community · enclave · Bostonians · neighborhood · parish · solidarity · pride · belonging · generation
assimilation
Absorbing into a whole
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- citizenshipStatus as state member
- acculturationAdopting another group's customs
melting pot · intermarriage · upward mobility · discrimination · Tammany Hall · politics · labor movement · police · firefighters · Catholic Church
Irish-AmericansAnglo-Americans
Americans from British stock
WASPs · Native Americans · WASP · African-Americans · Italian-Americans
Irish-Americansnew arrivals
Irish, Americans, America, American, Ireland, Irishman, Irishmen, Irishwoman, Irishwomen