American Settlement Hubs
From the tenement districts of Manhattan's Five Points and the triple-deckers of South Boston to the anthracite coal veins of Scranton and the copper mines of Butte, Montana, Irish immigrants carved out vibrant enclaves across the United States. Discover where distinct regional Irish clans clustered and how they transformed American civic life.
Irish labor was indispensable in building the Erie Canal, transcontinental railroads, and heavy steel mills.
Tight-knit parishes in Boston, New York, and Chicago propelled the Irish into leadership in civil service and politics.
Families from Kerry followed siblings to Holyoke; Mayo families settled in Cleveland; Cork families populated Southie and Butte.
Baltimore, Maryland
Locust Point, Fells Point, Mount Clare
Butte, Montana
Uptown Butte, Dublin Gulch, Centerville, Walkerville
South Side & Bridgeport, Chicago
Bridgeport, Canaryville, Beverly, Mount Greenwood
Cleveland, Ohio
The Flats, Irishtown Bend, West Park (Kamm’s Corners), Old Brooklyn
Detroit, Michigan
Corktown, Most Holy Trinity Parish
Five Points & Lower Manhattan, New York
Five Points, Hell’s Kitchen, The Bowery, Woodlawn (Bronx)
Holyoke, Massachusetts
The Flats, Highlands, Oakdale
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fishtown, South Philadelphia, Schuylkill / Grays Ferry, Chestnut Hill
San Francisco, California
Mission District, South of Market (SoMa), Sunset District, Richmond
Savannah, Georgia
Historic District, Forsyth Park, Yamraw, Tybee Island
Scranton & Lackawanna Coal Valley, Pennsylvania
South Side, Minooka, Pine Brook, Providence
South Boston, Massachusetts
Southie, City Point, Fort Point, Andrew Square
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