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Interesting. The south shore of Massachusetts has also been called the "Irish Riviera". According to wiki there are a few, all in the NY or Boston areas. Irish Riviera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Now, before any Irish FOB complains we should address that we're mostly talking about Irish-Americans who have been in the US for a whiiiile, right? (probably mostly 1848-late 1800s). Although Boston has a fairly significant FOB population it is overwhelmed by Irish-Americans with little connection to the old country (myself included in this bunch)
EDIT: In case anyone doesn't know I mean Fresh Off the Boat.
Spring Lake is actually closer to Philly than NY but that part of the Jersey shore is above the NY/Philly line of demarcation that is Long Beach Island
Actually i just read somewhere that Philly actually has the largest population in America. Not sure though Philly, Boston and NYC all have a very high percentage and large population.
I am only half Irish the other half Italian - which in Philly would be pretty normal either or or both
this town may actually be the Irish capital; dubbed the Irish Riviera: Spring Lake NJ
If you look at Wikipedia, it says that Philadelphia has the second largest population of Irish and Italians, second only to New York City. Boston, NYC, and Philly all have similar demographics.
Boston, I think, has a stronger Irish presence than NYC and Philly, although the current mayor (Menino) is Italian.
NYC probably has an equal number of Italians and Irish, but I think the Jewish presence is strongest there.
Philly has both a heavy Jewish and Irish concentration, but I think the Italian presence is more influential. I forgot where I read this, but I remember reading that the city was 1/3 Italian at one point in time.
I think Chicago's Irish and Italian influence is far less significant than its Polish and Scandinavian influence.
Boston (16%) and Syracuse (16%) hands down...
Throw in Toms River NJ too, though smaller, it has a total sizable population of nearly 95K with a quarter of the population being Irish.
Philadelphia has a sizable Irish population too (14%)
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Northeast Oho/ Ohio in general as well. Cleveland is 8.2% Irish, but the city is only 30% white, so that's a sizable portion of the whites in the city. Cuyahoga County is 9% Irish (Italian is the same), so obviously not as much as further east cities, but still pretty substantial.
There is an Irish Festival on the Cuyahoga Fairgrounds, the Irish Parade on St Patty's day is one of the biggest in the nation. And there are neighborhoods on the westside that are lined with Irelands flag opposed to America's (1st and 2nd gen immigrants)
I LOVE the Irish, soooo friendly. I'm only 1/3 Irish, but I feel totally Irish, take after my Irish Grandma.
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