Irish Heritage
FACTS:
Population: 4,015,676 (July 2005 est.)
Languages: English (official) is the language generally used, Irish (official) (Gaelic or Gaeilge) spoken mainly in areas located along the western seaboard
Religions: Roman Catholic 88.4%, Church of Ireland 3%, other Christian 1.6%, other 1.5%, unspecified 2%, none 3.5% (2002 census)
My information· My Great Great Grandmother, Patricia Williams was born sometime in the mid to late 1800's. The family came to the United States and immigrated at that time. They settled in New York, on Long Island. The family remained in that area for most of their history, and some relatives still live there today.
While we do not have close contact with our relatives in Ireland, we know that many of them still live near Donegal. My mother and grandmother went to visit relatives in Ireland about 20 years ago in an attempt to get more information about our family, but there was no new information acquired.
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