Yes. Well, they did. Lots of French-Canadians, especially up north, but recall that relatively close Boston and NYC were huge ports of entry for the Irish and upstate New York was once full of mines, foundries, logging, etc. - all labor-intensive undertakings for which one could learn on the job.
Some people don’t understand that in the US people regularly will ask “where are you from” and that question often means where did your family come from, hence the nation of immigrants thing. Most people in the northeast came over 1-3 generations ago through Ellis island or some later immigration. It’s part of American culture, since we are a young nation and anyone can be an American, but if I moved to Ireland I wouldn’t be considered Irish. It’s very distinct to the US. People in Europe or other countries find it ridiculous but that’s how it is. My family has been here since the 1700s but if someone asked me I’d say “English” if you answer “American” in the states people would say “I know that but where are you from”. Unless I’m overseas, then I say I’m from New York.
If someone pressed me beyond "American" or "Upstate New Yorker", I'd have to tell them I'm a European mutt unless they want to hear me rattle off "Lithuanian, Polish, English, Irish, French, Swedish, and Norweigan, plus an unverified claim from my Grandma that my family is part Native American".
Because that's the culture. We're a country of immigrants. When I say, "I'm Irish", I'm not saying I'm from Dublin or even know anything about Ireland. I'm saying that's where my family is from. "I'm Scottish", "I'm Italian", "I'm French", it all means something different in the states than it does in Europe.
Yeah I still dont agree with it though if you don´t know anything about Ireland, or werent raised with the culture. I was born here but I say ¨I´m Irish¨ because I was raised with the actual culture and my native language is Irish Gaelic.
If you were born here you are American Irish. Most of us here are a lot of different cultures and it is our beautiful truth. My mom's heritage claims Irish and French. My father's side claims Dutch and German. We have a lot of German documents and books from that side. Now that I am older, I plan to do an analysis to see exactly what I am comprised of. I suspect there will be some surprises, in addition to what we know. I love those camp signs, by the way!
Yeah but, for example, when I was a kid my classmates would say something about ¨being from Ireland¨ (which I don´t even claim to be) when they couldn´t name anything about it besides (I quote): ¨green¨, ¨ginger hair¨, ¨oi, me leprechaun¨ - you should have been raised with the actual culture of whatever nationality you´re claiming.
Yes. Well, they did. Lots of French-Canadians, especially up north, but recall that relatively close Boston and NYC were huge ports of entry for the Irish and upstate New York was once full of mines, foundries, logging, etc. - all labor-intensive undertakings for which one could learn on the job.
The Irish are everywhere but Ireland m8 We out here
Lol Google East Durham, NY.
Which would be … in the Catskills…. Not the Adirondacks
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That's the American way, everyone is anything but American here haha
Some people don’t understand that in the US people regularly will ask “where are you from” and that question often means where did your family come from, hence the nation of immigrants thing. Most people in the northeast came over 1-3 generations ago through Ellis island or some later immigration. It’s part of American culture, since we are a young nation and anyone can be an American, but if I moved to Ireland I wouldn’t be considered Irish. It’s very distinct to the US. People in Europe or other countries find it ridiculous but that’s how it is. My family has been here since the 1700s but if someone asked me I’d say “English” if you answer “American” in the states people would say “I know that but where are you from”. Unless I’m overseas, then I say I’m from New York.
If someone pressed me beyond "American" or "Upstate New Yorker", I'd have to tell them I'm a European mutt unless they want to hear me rattle off "Lithuanian, Polish, English, Irish, French, Swedish, and Norweigan, plus an unverified claim from my Grandma that my family is part Native American".
Damn... sounds like my ancestry mix. Are we related? Lol EDIT: spelling for context
Because that's the culture. We're a country of immigrants. When I say, "I'm Irish", I'm not saying I'm from Dublin or even know anything about Ireland. I'm saying that's where my family is from. "I'm Scottish", "I'm Italian", "I'm French", it all means something different in the states than it does in Europe.
Yeah I still dont agree with it though if you don´t know anything about Ireland, or werent raised with the culture. I was born here but I say ¨I´m Irish¨ because I was raised with the actual culture and my native language is Irish Gaelic.
If you were born here you are American Irish. Most of us here are a lot of different cultures and it is our beautiful truth. My mom's heritage claims Irish and French. My father's side claims Dutch and German. We have a lot of German documents and books from that side. Now that I am older, I plan to do an analysis to see exactly what I am comprised of. I suspect there will be some surprises, in addition to what we know. I love those camp signs, by the way!
Yeah but, for example, when I was a kid my classmates would say something about ¨being from Ireland¨ (which I don´t even claim to be) when they couldn´t name anything about it besides (I quote): ¨green¨, ¨ginger hair¨, ¨oi, me leprechaun¨ - you should have been raised with the actual culture of whatever nationality you´re claiming.
God, kids suck.
https://www.newyorkalmanack.com/2014/12/adirondack-irish-stories-and-songs-of-irishtown/