Irish diaspora

E38594

Irish people abroad diaspora ethnic community

The Irish diaspora comprises the global community of people of Irish origin whose mass dispersal, especially during and after the 19th-century Great Famine, led to large Irish-descended populations in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia.

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All labels observed (11)

Label	Occurrences
Irish diaspora canonical	25
Global Irish community	1
Irish Britons	1
Irish South Africans	1
Irish diaspora communities	1
Irish diaspora in Scotland	1
Irish diaspora in the United States	1
Irish in Africa	1
Irish in Asia	1
Irish in Oceania	1
Irish in the Caribbean	1

Statements (86)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish people abroad ⓘ diaspora ⓘ ethnic community ⓘ
associatedWith	Irish cultural revival ⓘ Irish dance ⓘ Irish literature ⓘ Irish music ⓘ Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish pubs ⓘ Irish republicanism ⓘ St Patrick's Day celebrations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Ireland ⓘ
culturalSymbol	Celtic cross ⓘ Irish flag ⓘ harp ⓘ shamrock ⓘ
demographicImpact	large Irish-descended populations outside Ireland ⓘ notable minority in Australia ⓘ notable minority in Canada ⓘ significant minority in the United Kingdom ⓘ significant proportion of white population in the United States ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Irish ⓘ
hasPart	Irish American ⓘ surface form: Irish Americans Irish in Latin America ⓘ surface form: Irish Argentines Irish Australians ⓘ Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish Britons Irish Canadian ⓘ surface form: Irish Canadians Irish New Zealanders ⓘ Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish South Africans Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish in Africa Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish in Asia Irish in Latin America ⓘ Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish in Oceania Irish in continental Europe ⓘ Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Irish in the Caribbean Irish in the Middle East ⓘ
historicalCause	19th-century mass emigration ⓘ British colonial policies in Ireland ⓘ Great Famine ⓘ economic hardship in Ireland ⓘ political unrest in Ireland ⓘ religious discrimination in Ireland ⓘ
historicalPhase	Famine-era emigration ⓘ late 20th-century emigration ⓘ post-2008 economic crisis emigration ⓘ post-Famine emigration ⓘ post-independence emigration ⓘ pre-Famine emigration ⓘ
influenced	Anglophone literature ⓘ Catholic Church abroad ⓘ labor movements in host countries ⓘ politics in host countries ⓘ urban culture in North America ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
linkedTo	Irish diaspora self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Global Irish community Irish citizenship laws ⓘ Irish government diaspora policy ⓘ Irish passport eligibility for descendants ⓘ
maintains	Irish clubs and societies ⓘ Irish sports organizations abroad ⓘ cultural associations abroad ⓘ remittance flows to Ireland ⓘ transnational family networks ⓘ
majorDestination	Argentina ⓘ Australia ⓘ Brazil ⓘ Canada ⓘ Chile ⓘ Mexico ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ South Africa ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
peakMigrationEvent	Great Famine ⓘ surface form: Great Famine (1845–1852)
peakMigrationPeriod	19th century ⓘ mid-19th century ⓘ
relatedConcept	Celtic diaspora ⓘ Irish emigrants ⓘ Irish identity abroad ⓘ Irish overseas communities ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
sports	Gaelic football abroad ⓘ hurling abroad ⓘ rugby union support ⓘ