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March... St. Patrick's Day, the religious holiday to honor St. Patrick who introduced Christianity to Ireland in the fifth century. Fortunately there are plenty of Irish people here in America: 33 million (over 10% of U.S. residents) American residents who claim Irish ancestry. This number was more than seven times the population of Ireland itself (4.6 million). The average age of those who claimed Irish ancestry is 40 years old. Massachusetts seems to heavily green, 21.5% of their residents claimed Irish ancestry. It seems Irish Americans have more educational drive than other groups; 35.6% of people of Irish ancestry, 25 or older, who had a bachelor's degree or higher. In addition, 93.7 percent of Irish-Americans in this age group had at least a high school diploma. (For the nation as a whole...(read more) Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it.
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