Celtic Pennsylvania

Most of the Irish, who settled in Pennsylvania coal regions, prior to the great Irish famine (1845-1849), came from the counties of Kilkenny and Laois, in south-central Ireland.  These Irish immigrants usually had experience working in coal mines and quickly assimilated into that working environment, progressing up the ladder of promotions at a steady . . . → Read More: A Brief Story of the Irish in Pa. Coal Counties

How do you enunciate the word Celtic?  Is it pronounced “keltic” or “seltic?”  If you and your friends have been in an argument over how the word is pronounced you can stop.  You are both correct. But is one more correct than the other?

The controversy arises due to several things.  The origin and . . . → Read More: How To Pronounce “Celtic”

These are the 2000 reports from the Pennsylvania census of Irish ancestry. The following PA. counties have these percentages of people from Irish ancestry.

Less than 11.1% Bedford Berks Dauphin Franklin Fulton Juniata Lancaster Lebanon Lehigh Mifflin Montour Northumberland Perry Snyder Somerset Union York

11.1% to 14% Adams Bradford Carbon Centre Clarion Clearfield Clinton . . . → Read More: County Reports of Irish Ancestry in Pa.

If you want to begin researching your Irish heritage and family history in Pennsylvania, you may want to start at the State Library. There are a few books to begin perusing, and they are listed below. You will see the title and the book number. The library is located at:

Forum Building, Commonwealth Ave . . . → Read More: Irish Heritage Research in Pennsylvania

These are certainly not the only major Irish bands worldwide. These are the ones we have picked out of all of the groups we have listened to. They range from traditional to rock. . . . → Read More: Our Pick For Top Irish Bands-Worldwide

This list may not have much to do with everything Irish in Pennsylvania or nearby, but we thought it would be valuable to list all of the Irish or Celtic themed movies that we could find. Read the list here. . . . → Read More: Best Celtic or Irish Movies