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Ireland is a country whose sons and daughters hold her dearly above all, and it is evident in your great country as in others, that their love does not wither because the soil beneath their feet is foreign soil. St Patrick planted more than the shamrock when he came to Ireland--he planted in the hearts and minds of her people a spiritual fire that nothing can extinguish--a fire which still burns brightly in the hearts and minds of Irish men and women and those of Irish descent the world over.
St. Patrick's Day greetings from the Taoiseach, John A. Costello, to the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick in Hawaii, March 1957 (1)
Age
49
Hometown
Kingston
Interests
The Irish-Americans-
The Great Famine was probably the most significant cause of emigration from Ireland. Most of who left during those horrible years ended up in the United States of America. Between 1820 and 1860, the Irish made up as much as 45 per cent of all U.S. immigration. Some figures suggest that more than 5 million people have left Ireland for the United States since the foundation of the American Republic in 1776. Today, as many as 40 million U.S. Americans have roots in Ireland.
These members of the Irish diaspora have achieved phenomenal success in their new home.
President Mary Robinson
