What is the irish population of new england?

Question

when did the irish first land in new england

Answer 1

'The first large scale immigration of the Scotch-Irish was to New England during the period beginning in 1714. This New England phase reached a peak in 1718 but nevertheless continued thereafter. Fifty-four (54) shiploads of Scotch-Irish arrived at Boston Harbor between 1714 and 1720.'

'Although Irish immigration to America didn't reach its peak until the mid 1800s, during the revolutionary war, there were enough Irish soldiers to account for nearly half of General Washington's Continental army, including 1492 officers and 22 generals.

In 1770, the U.S. government took its first census and the results showed that of the 3 million people in America, 44,000 were Irish immigrants and another 150,000 were of Irish ancestry. Not until the success of the American Revolution and the failure of the Irish revolt in 1798, did the voyage across the Atlantic become a reality for many Irish and the number of Irish immigrants to America increase dramatically. '

Answer 2

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