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Old 07-11-2010, 12:56 PM
 
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I've driven across the country, and it feels like each place I explore isn't much different than the next. There's so much sprawl and blandness. Can anyone recommend places rich in Irish culture? Or sections of cities with a lot of Irish influence?
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Old 07-11-2010, 02:55 PM
 
Location: Ohio, USA
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Boston is a very Irish American city
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:08 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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When I think of Boston, I normally think of Ireland for some odd reason.
I would also say Providence too.
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:14 PM
 
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I found this map of Irish ancestry on Wikipedia. It may help.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Irish1346.gif

It looks like MA and NY State are your best bets.
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:16 PM
 
Location: New Hampshire
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South Boston and the suburbs to the southeast - the "Irish Riviera" - are the most heavily Irish parts of the city.

Providence is more Italian than Irish, but there is a very diverse mix these days - lots of Hispanics, in addition to the long-standing Portuguese and French-Canadian communities.
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:18 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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Pearl River, NY
Harrison/Kearny , NJ (an odd mix of traditional Irish Americans & Hispanics of all sorts, which makes for a very easy intermingling of cultures, believe it or not)
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Old 07-11-2010, 03:26 PM
 
Location: 30-40°N 90-100°W
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Seems like we get variants on this questions on occasion. The following threads might help.

//www.city-data.com/forum/city-...-city-usa.html

//www.city-data.com/forum/city-...hborhoods.html

//www.city-data.com/forum/gener...hborhoods.html

Maybe some names in them will help.
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Old 07-11-2010, 10:45 PM
 
Location: The City
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It seems from my travels that Boston, NYC, and Philadelphia would have the highest concentration possibly the highest influence
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Old 07-11-2010, 10:51 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Boston
Syracuse
Toms River
Philadelphia
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Old 07-11-2010, 10:54 PM
 
Location: St Paul, MN - NJ's Gold Coast
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Pearl River, NY and Spring Lake, NJ also have a strong Irish population. They're smaller cities, but predominately Irish none the less.
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