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Irish Chicago (IL) (Images of America)

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Irish in Chicago is a book that Irish everywhere will enjoy. Book has about 200 pictures that reproduced well. You will see many of the organizations your ancestors belonged to represented such as Ancient Order of Hiberians (AOH), Knights of Columbus, Catholic uniforms, celebrations etc.

Chapter Titles

1. The Early Years
2. Family Life
3. Irish Catholicism
4. Music & Dance
5. The Mayors
6. Occupations & Professions
7. Arts & Culture
8. To Serve & Protect
9. Parish, Neighborhood, and Community
10. Saint Patrick's Day
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This is by far the most marvelous book I've collected in my thirty years of family history research. Many thanks to McLaughlin for the photographic records of a wonderful past era.

Norman Rockwell feeling here, of less complicated and trusting times. Chicago became a sort of Warsaw and Dublin for the Polish and the Irish. As the Irish marrying the Poles, and the Polish marrying the Irish is a common and well known fact. I wonder if Chicago, again being known as "little Warsaw," and "little Dublin," is where, and seems very logical, that all those thousands upon thousands of Polish - Irish Catholic weddings started. The fact is, (Irish/Polish Trivia) the Poles and Irish marry each other, more than any other cultures (outside of their own countries, of course).