The Bishop’s Bank
...the needs of all Catholics in the diocese, the majority of depositors were Irish. This is evident from the large number of Irish surnames and the notations listing the various counties in Ireland as the place of origin. Other notations are more lengthy. They might include personal information about the
Friendly and Adopted Sons
...er. So the Friendly Sons toke a vote and formally adopted Washington as an Irishman.[7] Reasoning that if they all counted themselves adopted Americans, he could be adopted into the Irish. Washington was then invited to a dinner by the Friendly Sons on January 2, 1782.[8] Annual St. Patrick Dinner,
1832 Cholera Outbreak in Philadelphia and Duffy’s Cut
...” a stretch of land in Chester County where, during the summer of 1832, 57 Irish laborers died. The men were hired by labor contractor Philip Duffy to construct mile 59 of the Pennsylvania and Columbia Railroad. The cholera epidemic that was ravaging parts of the U.S., including New York
The Battle of Antietam: a Philadelphia soldier’s experience
...o document the experience of Irish Americans, specifically in White's case Irish Catholics, as the men who made up the 69th regiment were mostly of Irish origin from Philadelphia. Archives Archives Select Month July 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 January 2024 November 2023 October 2023 May 2023 April