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	Legends
		There are far too many notable Irish Americans to list here, this is a very small sampling of the people whose contributions, in one way or another, helped to make America what it is today.
		Henry Ford (1863-1947), was born to Irish immigrant farmers, William and Mary Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan.
		Bing's mother was of Irish descent and his father was descended from a Scandinavian maritime family.
	www.geocities.com /popbon/notable.html (1255 words)

	Themed Reviews, Irish Americans
		Irish Americans seem so integral a part of America today that we tend to forget the days when the Irish were newcomers.
		Over time, the Irish immigrants became Irish-Americans and established themselves as a vibrant portion of the national fabric.
		This brigade's Irish immigrant soldiers, whose war cries were considered the Union equivalent of the dreaded Confederate 'rebel yell,' gained a near legendary reputation for their courage in combat.
	www.childrenslit.com /th_irishamer.html (6606 words)

	List of Irish-Americans - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This is a list of famous Irish Americans.
		Gregory Peck, actor, Irish paternal grandmother; raised as an Irish Catholic and identified as Irish
		Jackie Gleason, actor, born in Brooklyn to an Irish American father and an Irish immigrant mother [39]
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Irish-Americans (1865 words)

	List of Irish people - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It has been suggested that List of Irish-Americans be merged into this article or section.
		Perhaps because of the extent of Irish emigration, talented people of Irish birth or descent have become known throughout the world.
		Judy Garland, Actress and Legendary Singer with maternal Irish Fitzpatrick Ancestry
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_Irish_people (1575 words)

	Dennis Kucinich on Irish Americans
		This is the best and most effective way to truly understand the issues and concerns of Irish Americans so as to better meet their needs in the United States.
		To the millions of Irish Americans seeking lasting peace for their native region, I say, you have my full support.
		I am aware that the utilization of federal agencies and their employees to enforce statutes and regulations is a key issue facing Irish Americans today.
	www.kucinich.us /issues/irish_americans.php (348 words)

	Irish Tribute: A Memorial to the Irish victims of the attack on America of 11 September 2001
		Irish people have friends and relatives of every ethnicity, creed and colour and these should be remembered too.
		Irish Tribute: A Memorial to the Irish victims of the attack on America of 11 September 2001
		Many who died were leaders in their chosen professions: success stories of an Irish diaspora built on the many sacrifices of their forebears.
	www.irishtribute.com (378 words)

	Director Named One Of Top 100 Irish Americans - Boston College
		Irish America magazine has named Boston College Irish Institute Director Mary O'Herlihy as one of its "Top 100 Irish Americans," the fourth time a BC administrator or faculty member has been accorded such an honor.
		Director Named One Of Top 100 Irish Americans
		Director Named One Of Top 100 Irish Americans - Boston College
	www.bc.edu /centers/irish/institute/media/0308-top100 (531 words)

	Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century - IRISHOP.com
		Greatest Irish Americans of the 20th Century - IRISHOP.com
		Of course Irish America’s impact on the history of the U.S. is well-established as these pages will attest; from Mother Jones and the nascent labor movement to John Sweeney as president of the AFL-CIO; from that legendary hoofer Gene Kelly to the Lord of the Dance Michael Flatley.
		The story of the Irish in America is the story of the redemption of a people, the journey from exile to exaltation.
	www.irishop.com /irishop/otp-186076-206-9.html (528 words)

	Email List Info
		But this is a good list to join if you want to get various sources about Irish cultural events and happenings.
		He is one of the co-hosts of the Irish Aires Radio show.
		The volume on this list varies, depending on what is going on in Houston and around the world.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/Irish_Aires/emaillis.htm (1442 words)

	Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
		She has enjoyed many honors including the Hispanic Achievement Award in Communications and was named to Irish American Magazine's "Top 100 Irish Americans" list in 1998.
		Her unique Latino, Irish and African-American ancestry gives her an extensive repertoire of topics to share at this year's Gala.
		As a broadcast journalist, she has covered an array of headline stories, including the terrorist attacks on the world trade center, JFK Jr.'s plane crash, the space shuttle disaster, and the school shootings in Colorado and Oregon.
	www.hsc.wvu.edu /mbrcc/develop/greengala2004.htm (231 words)

	Media Matters - O'Reilly compared Irish immigration to enslavement of African-Americans
		The Irish coming to the United States "had to leave the country, just as Africans had to leave -- African-Americans had to leave Africa and come over on a boat and try to make in the New World with nothing," O'Reilly said.
		When the Irish first came to America, they were looked down upon as inferrior just like African-Americans.
		The only difference was that African-Americans were mostly slaves and Irishmen weren't (oh, and to "desimplify" the "plight of African-Americans just a bit," I should state that there was never a time when every black man in America was a slave and...
	mediamatters.org /items/200510060002 (2453 words)

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		In 1998, O'Brien was named to Irish American magazine's "Top 100 Irish Americans" list, and in 1997 she received the Hispanic Achievement Award in Communications.
		She was among a select group of CNN anchors sent to Puhket, Thailand in December to cover the disastrous affects of the tsunami that took more than 155,000 lives.
		Admission is free for Eastern faculty, staff and students, and $10 for the general public.
	w3.sysoff.ctstateu.edu /web/csuweb.nsf/NewsHTML/A14345731A50C0B385256FAA00572428?OpenDocument (382 words)

	The Irish Letter - Newsletter on Ireland Travel and Culture for Irish-Americans
		The Irish Letter is for people who just know they'll be heading back over to enjoy the scenery, music, pubs and the great humor of the people of Ireland.
		Visit our "Best Irish Links" page for a listing of favorite web sites on everything Irish, including music, regional news and specialty tours for anglers, golfers and others.
		Here’s a cool site of very old Irish newspaper stories - this page is from a Kerry newspaper the month the Titanic sank, but you can check out lots of other stories too.
	www.irishletter.com (438 words)

	Cafe Buzz
		She was also recently named (for the second time!) as one of the Top 100 Irish Americans, a list published annually by Irish America Magazine.
		Irish audiences really got to soak up the wonders of this “true original” in ’79 when Jim opened for Planxty on a national tour and the Hot Press warned Irish fans to “ignore him at your peril!” Christy Moore says: "Every now and again I encounter a singer who gives me a glimmer of hope.
		Irish people usually emigrate to English speaking countries, so there were very few registered Irish Dance teachers to be had in Europe at that time.
	www.celticcafe.com /Buzz/CafeBuzz.htm (4022 words)

	Irish Boxing
		"Irish" Micky Ward has been named by Irish American Magazine as one of The Top 100 Irish-Americans.
		The Top 100 also includes Irish American of the Year, Michael Flatley, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelley and actress Fiona Flannegan.
		Ward was the winner of Ring Magazine's 2001 and 2002 Fights of the Year against, respectively, Emmanuel Burton and Arturo "Thunder" Gatti.
	www.irish-boxing.com /march03/5_March_2003_Micky_Ward.htm (241 words)

	Enlisting Irish-Americans in aid of Ireland
		In 1944, I wrote a flyer about the case of the Ballymurphy Seven that the AOH distributed at screenings of the film "In the Name of the Father." Irish organizations might bring a couple of the Seven over here for a vacation and a chance to tell their stories to the American media.
		At Seton Hall, N.J., someone posed this question to Gerry Adams: "What should Irish America do to help?" His answer was a general suggestion that we join the efforts of concerned Irish-American organizations and exert pressure on our politicians.
		Enter candidates in elections: In the past, there has been perhaps no other activity so quintessentially American, indeed quintessentially Irish-American, as putting up a slate of able candidates and getting out the vote.
	www.underbridge.com /scathan/archive/1998/05_may/05.1998.aid.html (504 words)

	Islands.com
		Many of the Irish sent to Australia who were not political prisoners had simply committed minor crimes in an attempt to feed their families.
		Descendants of Irish immigrants who passed through Cobh are invited, for a fee, to have the names of their ancestors inscribed on the museum’s Wall of Dedication as a “permanent record of the courage and spirit” of their families.)
		Of the 123 passengers who boarded that day, most were Irish with third-class, one-way tickets.
	www.islands.com /articles/f01121999.asp?island=ireland (1344 words)

	Michael Graham on John Kerry & Irish on National Review Online
		CNN's O'Brien has previously been named to Irish American magazine's "Top 100 Irish Americans" list.
		And the evidence that Kerry pushed the false impression he was Irish is thin.
		While Massachusetts voters have long assumed that Kerry was a good Irish name, their junior senator is actually no more Irish than Shaquille O'Neal.
	www.nationalreview.com /mgraham/graham200403170834.asp (755 words)

	Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Irish Americans
		Daniel Webster College :: Library :: Irish Americans
		Puck of the Droms: The Lives and Literature of the Irish Tinkers.
		Links to Irish history and periodicals are a nice feature.
	www.dwc.edu /library/irish_americans.shtml (302 words)

	NIFC Speak Out Against Fascist Targeting of Irish Americans : SF Indymedia
		We call on all Americans of Irish descent to speak out against such hate groups and intolerance.
		As Irish Republicans we believe in the concepts of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity and that such ideals belong to all people.
		The Irish community in America itself, in times not long past, were met with racial prejudice and sectarian hatred themselves from the
	sf.indymedia.org /news/2005/04/1713472.php (276 words)

	Irish FAQ: Introduction [0/10]
		Irish accented characters in this document are represented using the ISO-8859-1 character set, which can be used to represent all western European languages.
		From: irish-faq@pobox.com (Irish FAQ Maintainer) Sender: cpm@enteract.com (Christian Murphy) Newsgroups: soc.culture.irish Subject: Irish FAQ: Introduction [0/10] Date: Mon, 08 Nov 1999 02:10:01 GMT Message-ID: irish-faq/part00_942027001@pobox.com> Archive-name: cultures/irish-faq/part00 Last-modified: 3 Jul 99 Posting-Frequency: monthly URL: http://www.enteract.com/~cpm/irish-faq/ Part zero of ten.
		Originally, this document was part of the soc.culture.celtic FAQ (maintained by Craig Cockburn; Godfrey Nolan wrote most of the Irish part).
	www.faqs.org /faqs/cultures/irish-faq/part00 (1054 words)

	Cyndi's List - Ireland & Northern Ireland
		For those who are researching Irish ancestry and history to discuss ways of improving their skills in searching for their Irish ancestors.
		For anyone with a genealogical interest in the history of the Fenian Brotherhood and the Irish revolutionary movement that was formed in 1857 and continued on until the 1870s.
		Online searchable database of British and Irish country houses with information on over 6,000 houses.
	www.cyndislist.com /ireland.htm (3213 words)

	Irish Americans & US Army
		Station List (arranged alphabetically by locale, this document provides the most complete data available on which units were at which towns or camps and the dates of arrival and departure from each; it is heavily footnoted to provide possible alternative information).
		List of Key Personnel (preliminary in nature and focused on the overall commanders and staff officers at the higher headquarters, rather than in the units).
		List of Army Post Offices (a simple table of all Army Post Office numbers which were tied to Northern Ireland).
	www.army.mil /cmh-pg/topics/ethnic/irish/Irish.htm (265 words)

	Irish-American Mailing List
		This list is for the discussion of the Genealogy, Culture and History of Irish Americans.
		It is beautifully sung by the Irish Tenors, in a concert with orchestra on Ellis Island, with a well-prepared commentary by Martin Sheen...
		Drawn by opportunities in the growing frontier town, Irish men and women who were fleeing economic hardship and famine in Ireland were quick to make their mark on Chicago's political, religious, and economic life.
	www.connorsgenealogy.com /IrishAmerican (1563 words)

	Irish Americans and Jews - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
		None of these things have endeared the Irish to the Jews, just as the traditional Irish Catholic hostility to the Jews as Christ-killers has never made the thought of an alliance with the Jews an appealing idea to Irish Americans before Kennedy liberalism became the norm.
		Anyway, as I remember the situation the jews were cool to the idea and their reason was because before WW2 the Irish Americans slowed Americas involvement into the war.
		Irish Americans and Jews - Stormfront White Nationalist Community
	www.stormfront.org /forum/showthread.php?t=17035 (1655 words)

	Irish American Post
		Irish America Names "The Top 100 Irish Americans"
		The Ulster Project Greater Milwaukee was born in 1980 when a group of volunteers from the Milwaukee area invited a contingent of Northern Irish teenagers to visit in the summer.
		Tuesday and Thursday nights at the Irish American Heritage Center were special.
	www.gaelicweb.com /irishampost/year2005/05may/featured/enterfeatured.html (861 words)

	Irish Heritage E-mail Group
		IH membership consists of mostly Irish Americans, but there are many members from Ireland.
		You cannot extinguish the Irish passion for freedom.
		I would like to invite you to join the Irish Heritage E-mail Group.
	hometown.aol.com /steeler059 (517 words)

	Irish American Post
		Murphey," a descendant of Irish freedom fighters," has worked tirelessly to raise the profile of cowboy music in America, and he is the driving force behind Westfest, a series of concerts that celebrate Western music.
		"We are proud to name Maureen O’Hara as our Irish American of the Year, not just for her many wonderful performances, but because she remained true to her Irish roots and her feisty nature," said Patricia Harty, co-founder and editor-in-chief of Irish America.
		The magazine, which first compiled the "Top 100" in 1985, honors people in the fields of arts and entertainment, community, education, medicine and science, politics and public service, song and dance, sports, and the written word.
	www.gaelicweb.com /irishampost/year2005/05may/featured/featured04.html (985 words)

	James Madison University - IRISH STEP DANCER TO LEAD 'CELTICFUSION' CONCERT SATURDAY
		"Irish American Magazine" named Harney one of the top 100 Irish Americans, a list that included Liam Neeson, Aiden Quinn and Phil Donahue.
		Harney has starred in the London production of "Riverdance," the Irish dance musical, "WAVES," and a tour of Ireland and Australia in the Irish government project, "Great Famine Suite." He also performed in the Broadway production of "Flight From the Hungry Land" at Lincoln Center with the Brooklyn Philharmonic.
		Tickets for the concert are $24 for adults, $22 for senior citizens and people with JMU identification, and $12 for children.
	www.jmu.edu /jmuweb/general/general_20001010104440.shtml (281 words)

	Irish Americans (D6678) - libraryvideo.com
		During the Civil War, many Irish-American soldiers were decorated for their service, and by the late 1800s, Irish Americans had become a part of mainstream America, advancing both economically and politically.
		Irish Americans began immigrating to America in the early 1800s.
		The ongoing conflict in Northern Ireland has provided a source of solidarity among Irish Americans, and annual St. Patrick's Day parades bring Irish Americans together.
	www.libraryvideo.com /servlet/viajero/product/D6678 (201 words)

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