Irish diaspora
Global Irish community
The Irish diaspora refers to people of Irish birth or ancestry living outside Ireland, along with their communities and cultural influence worldwide.
Mass emigration—especially during the Great Famine of the 1840s—scattered Irish people across Britain, the United States, Canada, and Australia.
Today the diaspora numbers tens of millions: The Irish diaspora has shaped politics and culture far beyond the island itself.
Leaving homeland permanently
- famineSevere food shortage
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
- departureAct of going away
voyage · eviction · clearances · displacement · refugees · forced migration · scattering · New World
Celtic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- shamrockThree-leafed Irish emblem
St. Patrick's Day · Claddagh · fiddle · bodhrán · stepdance · ceilidh · storytelling · ballads
Massachusetts state capital
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
- GlasgowScotland's most populous city
Melbourne · Toronto · Newfoundland · Buenos Aires · parish · neighbourhood · Southie · Hell's Kitchen
Family line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
- Emerald IsleNickname for verdant Ireland
- ErinPoetic name for Ireland
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
kinship · clan · hyphenated identity · brogue · ethnic pride · green · tricolour · genealogy
emigration
Leaving homeland permanently
- famineSevere food shortage
- coffin shipsFatal emigrant transport vessels
- Ellis IslandHistoric immigrant processing center
departure · voyage · eviction · clearances · displacement · refugees · forced migration · scattering · New World · overseas
Gaelic
Celtic linguistic tradition
- CelticOf Irish-Welsh descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
shamrock · St. Patrick's Day · Claddagh · fiddle · bodhrán · stepdance · ceilidh · storytelling · ballads · Gaelic football
Boston
Massachusetts state capital
- New YorkNortheastern metropolis and state
- ChicagoMajor Illinois metropolis
- LiverpoolMajor English port city
Glasgow · Melbourne · Toronto · Newfoundland · Buenos Aires · parish · neighbourhood · Southie · Hell's Kitchen · reunion
ancestry
Family line of descent
- descendantsThose who come after
- Emerald IsleNickname for verdant Ireland
- ErinPoetic name for Ireland
roots · kinship · clan · hyphenated identity · brogue · ethnic pride · green · tricolour · genealogy · heritage tourism
Irish, Ireland, diaspora, Irishman, Irishmen, Irishwoman, Irishwomen, diasporic, diasporas