Pittsburgh's Irish population had already reached 19% by 1790, decades before the Great Famine drove a massive wave of immigration to the US.
The city's steel mills, labor movements and political leadership were shaped by Irish workers and their descendants. #StPatricksDay
https://theconversation.com/how-the-emerald-isle-shaped-the-steel-city-pittsburghs-rich-irish-history-278027
https://theconversation.com/how-the-emerald-isle-shaped-the-steel-city-pittsburghs-rich-irish-history-278027
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