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The Irish in Texas

By Harry Dunleavy

January / February 1998

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Irish settlers and their contribution in the formation and development of the Lone Star State. Irish immigration to Texas is so old that it has its roots in the Iberian Peninsula and the marriage of Isabella I of Castile to Ferdinand II of Aragon. The union of the two Spanish Provinces, and the subsequent expulsion of the Moors after the Battle of Granada, paved the way for … [Read more...] about The Irish in Texas

The Irish of Dubuque, Iowa

By Lyn Jerde

March/April 1995

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They didn't all settle in the big cities on the East Coast. Many Irish immigrants headed for the frontier, where cheap land and mining jobs awaited them. The January 14, 1841, edi- tion of the Philadelphia Catholic Herald includes this letter from Charles Corkery, one of Dubuque, Iowa's first Irish settlers: "My sole desire is to direct the attention of Catholics (Irish … [Read more...] about The Irish of Dubuque, Iowa