Almost 1 in 10 Americans claim Irish heritage, according to the Census Bureau. But even the non-Irish celebrate Saint Patrick ...

(NEXSTAR) — St. Patrick’s Day is nearly here, meaning those with Irish ancestry (and those without) will soon be sipping green beer, eating corned beef, and checking their leprechaun traps.

He said the fair showed that Irish Americans “put their full hearts into their work, even as their hearts were far from home. He mentioned that a floor map of Ireland at the 1897 New York Irish ...