Irish Americans
Irish Americans (Irish: Gael-Mheiriceánaigh, pronounced [ɡeːlˠ ˈvʲɛɾʲəcɑːnˠi]) are Americans who have full or partial Irish ancestry or citizenship. == Irish immigration to the United States == === From the 17th century to the mid-19th century === Some of the first Irish people to travel to the New World did so as members of the Spanish garrison in Florida during the 1500s.