1. The Irish the American Dream
The most popular destinations were Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Charleston. ... That is why even today places like Boston and New York have a massive Irish-American population. At the time New York had more Irish inhabitants than Dublin which is the capital of Ireland. ... In New York in 1859 up to 55 percent of all people who were arrested were of Irish decent. ...
- Word Count: 1897
- Approx Pages: 8
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School