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Color illustrated map of Ireland from the early 18th century, delineating the provinces. Town and city names are identified in small print.
Homann, Johann Baptist, Creator, William Petty, and Nicolaes Visscher. The Kingdom of Ireland, Divided as Much into the Main Regions of Ulster, Connacht, Leinster and Munster. Nuremberg: Johann Baptist Homann, 1715. Map. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021668670/.

Commemorating Irish-American Heritage Month

Posted by: Bailey DeSimone

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March is well-known for St. Patrick’s Day, the commemoration of the death of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, and a modern celebration of Irish culture. Irish immigration to the United States began well before the American Revolution