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Irish Immigrants

Irish immigrants played a central role in the early labor history of Jefferson County, WV, especially around Harpers Ferry, where they worked in quarries, infrastructure construction, and local industry.

This topic appears in 56 indexed records between 1824 and 1923.
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May 24, 2020
May 24, 2020

The Object of Fenianism, Canada

The New York Herald’s Canada correspondent has found a new object for the Fenian movement. According to this authority it is not “Ould Ireland” that the Fenians are after, but the formation of a new Irish […]
October 28, 1865
August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023

Fatal Casualties (Irish Laborers in Wells)

Mr. DENNIS O’LEARY, an eminently worthy and industrious Irish laborer, well and favorably known by the citizens and farmers of this neighborhood, came to his death on Thursday last under very painful circumstances. He was engaged […]
October 12, 1865
December 7, 2025
December 7, 2025

Irish in the North (Abolitionists & the Irish)

THE IRISH IN THE NORTH.– The New York Herald publishes a secret circular, which it is evident the abolitionists have printed in the North and sent an agent with it over the South to mail it […]
December 13, 1859
December 10, 2020
December 10, 2020

Feeding Pigs on Car Wheels

N. P. Willis in a recent letter, detailing a trip over the Baltimore & Ohio Road, thus mentions a novelty in keeping swine: “And by the way, there is another novelty of railway sustenance, which I […]
August 8, 1859
May 23, 2020
May 23, 2020

“Ould Ireland” Proclaims Hostilities at Dam 4

War! War! War!— “Ould Ireland” proclaiming Hostilities against “Amiriky” at Dam No 4— the “Hamtramck Guards” ordered to battle. On Saturday morning last, the 9th inst., our town was thrown into considerable commotion by the summoning […]
October 16, 1858
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Time Period Concentration

This topic appears most frequently during the following decades.

1860s 12 records
1830s 11 records
1850s 7 records
1840s 6 records
1820s 4 records
1920s 2 records

Frequently Associated Families

These surnames most commonly appear alongside the topic "Irish Immigrants" across historical collections.

Moore
2 records
Wright
2 records
Wise
2 records
Cook
2 records
Lucas
2 records
Reynolds
2 records
Taylor
2 records
Byrne
2 records
Willis
2 records
Gray
2 records
Murphy
2 records
Walsh
2 records
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