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SUMMARY:\"The Lost Irish Colonies of New York\" at Irish Cultural Soci
 ety
DESCRIPTION:The subject of the talk at the Irish Cultural Society meet
 ing on Wednesday, November 13 will be Irish neighborhoods, called “c
 olonies,” in Old New York. The meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. in the Ga
 rden City Library, 60 Seventh Street, across the street from the Garde
 n City Hotel.  The meeting is free and open to the public.\n The spe
 aker, John Ridge, entitles his talk “The Lost Colonies of New York.�
 ��  The wave of Irish immigration that came to metropolitan New York�
 �in the 19th and early 20th centuries resulted in the establishment of
  dozens of solidly Irish neighborhoods, many of them predominantly set
 tled by newcomers from a particular county in Ireland.  There were Ke
 rry, Cork, Donegal, and Tyrone settlements and many others that thriv
 ed in Old New York. These compact neighborhoods, which were virtual 
 \"little Irelands,\" developed because of Old Country family and cou
 nty connections and stood apart from the other Irish areas of the city
 .  John Ridge’s talk traces the conflicts in New York between some 
 of the Irish county groups and the role that competition for jobs, s
 ocial and language differences and even the struggle for political pow
 er played in dividing the Irish.  A series of illustrations will high
 light the legacy of this unique period in the history of the Irish in 
 Greater New York.\n John T. Ridge is the President of the New York Ir
 ish History Roundtable.   For many years, Ridge has been a researche
 r of Irish-American history and has recently authored Celebrating 250 
 Years: New York City's St. Patrick's Day Parade as well as several oth
 er books highlighting the role of the Irish in and around the city. He
  has lectured in both Ireland and the United States and has been a col
 lector of Irish historical artifacts for over forty years.  Those att
 ending John Ridge’s talk should bring a notebook; his talk will be c
 hock full of information.\n\nFor more information visit https://thewil
 dgeese.irish/events/the-lost-irish-colonies-of-new-york-at-irish-cultu
 ral-society
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CATEGORIES:lecture
LOCATION:Garden City Library
WEBSITE:http://irish-society.org
URL:http://irish-society.org
CONTACT:
ORGANIZER;CN="John M. Walsh":https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnMW
 alsh
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ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="Gerry Re
 gan":https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/ger_regan
ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="John M. 
 Walsh":https://thewildgeese.irish/profile/JohnMWalsh
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