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Originally Posted by Aconite
If your people are Irish and arrived in the latter half of the 19th century, there's a good chance they landed in the Port of Boston, not in New York.
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I have discovered that many Irish in mid-19th century immigrated to Montreal, and some then made their way to the U.S.
Also, as I have found, it was not unusual for Irish families to put down roots in Canada, but for one or two of the older kids to then go south to the U.S. - and their family traditions have lost their stay in Canada, giving their descendents the impression that they came directly from Ireland to the U.S.