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Apr 19, 2015 · In that decade, because of the tragedy that was taking place in Ireland in the 1840s – the Hungry ‘40s – the Potato Famine, scores of Irish families made their way to Burnley looking for work. It was to the Park they came and the place soon became known as the “Irish Park”.
Oct 12, 2020 · To the point where Burnley has a part that some people occasionally referred to as the Irish Park. By 1848 the railway arrived in town causing a sudden population which, when combined with the recently established Irish families, swelled up to about 21,000 people.
Jan 27, 2018 · Here are 11 Wisconsin towns and the interesting stories behind how they got their name. 1. Chilton. Flickr/JohnWIwanski. Chilton's name is actually a bit of a mistake. An Englishman, John Maryland, wanted to name the town after his home in England, Chillington Hall.
Irish in Wisconsin. Nearly 4.5 million Irish settled in the United States between 1830 and 1920, second only to the Germans. Most came to Wisconsin between 1840 and 1860. They were the largest English-speaking group to settle in the state.
Mar 13, 2019 · Though Irish families are documented in town histories and census reports throughout Wisconsin, the largest numbers of Irish immigrants settled in southern Wisconsin, especially in Milwaukee and its surrounding area and in the areas west of Madison.
The district attracted to itself the occasional name of the ‘Irish Park’, though the proportion of Irish immigrants living there in the mid— nineteenth century was not so high as in Wapping and the streets round St. James’s Church!
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Settling primarily along the lakeshore neighborhoods south of Wisconsin Avenue, the Irish made up fourteen percent of the city’s population in 1850. Many Irish also found work in northern lumber camps and on railroad lines. In 1850, there were 21,000 Irish in Wisconsin, and 50,000 in 1860.
