Irish-American Heritage Month

President John F. Kennedy, whose 1960 election signaled the
end of anti-Irish, anti-Catholic nativism, is shown here in 1963
meeting cousins in Ireland.
© AP Images

As we prepare to celebrate Irish-American Heritage Month in March, brother Bill Carr thought this article on Irish Immigrants in the United States would serve as a healthy reminder of the struggles our ancestors overcame to provide us with the freedoms we enjoy today.

Click here to read professor Kevin Kenny's article. He is professor of history at Boston College.