The Irish standard., 1902-07-12
friends of the young couple in this city
and vicinity joined in extending hearty
congratulations.
"lrish America"

L
the IrislIsdelegates in America, it may
be interesting to give some figures
showing what Irish America really
means, says the Dublin Weekly Free
man. The city of New York contains
more Irish than Dublin, Cork, and
Belfast combined; the City of Brook
Ign contains more Irish than Galway
and Waterford put together; there are
more Irish in Boston than in Dublin,
and more in Philadelphia than there
are in Belfast. But it is in the Irish
names i'll America that the greatest
proof is evinced of the devotion of the
Irish eNiles to the old land. There is
an "1reland' in Alabama, another in
West Virginia, another in Indiana.
and another in Minnesota. There are
three "Hibernias' situated in Florida,
New Jersey, and New York. There
are five 'Erins" scattered throughout
the states of Georgia. New York, Ten
nessee, Texas. and Wisconsin. There
is an "1rishburg" in Virginia, an
Irish Ridge" in Ohio, an Irish Rip
pie in Pennsylvania, an ''Erina" in
Nebraska. Erin Shades in Virginia.
and ERIN Springs" in Indian Terri
tory. The name of Irish provinces are
Illustrated by Munster in Illinois, and
Munster and Ulster in Pennsylvania.
In New York there is an Ulster Park,
an Clsterville, and an Ulster county.
There are seventeen Dublins in the
States is Waterfords, 8 Thrones, 4
Limericks. Clares, 1 AIayos, / Sill
Cos, ) Corks, 3 WeXfortls. Antrms,
DerryS -four of which are called
Londonderry. 4 ROscolnmon. a Kings
County. ii Queens County, a Galway,
Il Wicklow, Il Longford, Il Kilkenny,
IL Kildare, Il Donegal, Carlow, Il
Monaghan, and an Armagh. There
are twelve places styled -Avoca. and
six places called Avondale, in honor
of Parnell. There are also several
places called after Parnell himself.
There is Il Garryowen in Iowa, a
Tulflmore in Illinois, q Rathdrum in
Idaho, an Achill in Roscomlnun co,ln-
ty, Michigan, Il Ballina in California,
Doneraile in Kentucky, Strabane
in Dakota, an Ardee in New York and
in Tennessee, Kinsale in Virginia,
Kincora in New Jersey, Tara in
Iowa, a Navan in Iowa, and another
in Michigan, a Queenstown in Mary
land and one in Pennsylvania; while
there are twelve towns called West
port, four towns called Newry, 30
towns called Newport, Il Valencia in
Kansas, another in Pennsylvania, four
places called Ennis, four called Kill
gore, Kilmichael. a Kilmanayh, a
Lismore, a Lisburn, and eleven Ban
gors. There are ten places called Bel
fast, Il Boyne in Michigan, a Randon
in Minnesota and in Oregon, a Lurgan
and Il Fermoy in Pennsylvania,
Nenagh in Wisconsin, an Athlone in
California and in Michigan, Bray
in North Carolina, Il Clontarf in Min
nesota, Il Dungannon in Ohio,
Drumcliffe in Maryland, Cookstown
in Georgia and in New Jersey, a Boyle
in Kansas and in Pennsylvania, a Bal
lyclOugh in Iowa, ten places called
cambridge, five called Coleraine, a
Green Isle in Minnesota, two places
called Green Island, twenty-five Mil
fords, and five places called Adair.
Almost every state in the Union has
counties called after the famous Irish
Americans of revolutionary fame.
There are two counties, eight towns.
and seven lesser places called after
Jack Barry, 1.-THE father of the Ameri-
can Navy" who was County WeN-
fcrdman. Charles Carroll of Carroll
ton, has thirteen counties, thirty-eight
towns, and twenty lesser places called
after him. Mad Anthony Wayne, an
other Irish-American hero, has fifteen
counties, fifty-eight towns, and fifteen
lesser places named in his honor In
honor of John Hancock, who was the
first to sign the Declaration of Ameri-
can Independence, there are ten coun-
ties and eighteen towns. 1t would be
almost impossible to enumerate the
towns and places named after "Old
1ronsides," Parnell's grandfather. The
"Starktowns' are also very numerous,
| cOmn i'm honor of CnDoroI Storl, and
some in honor of his wife, "Irish
Molly Stark" as SHE was always low
| ingly described who took her hus-
| bands place when he was killed at
his gun, and remained in command of
the gun until the end of the war. She
was created captain for bravery i'll ac-
ton, but never lost the title of Irish
Molly" In honor of O'Brien, of
Machias Bay fame, there is an O'Brien
county i'll Iowa, and an O'Brien in
Glynn county, Ga. In honor of Pat
rick Henry we have ten counties and
eighteen towns. There are towns ana
counties ad libitum called McDono-
ugh, Sullivan, McCracken. Calhoun,
O'Brien, Emmett, Meagher Dougherty,
Murphy, etc. Phil Sheridan has no
fewer than three counties and seven
teen towns named in his honor; while
there are several CorcOrans. Burkes,
Shields, Kcarney. Cleburn. Mulligan
Moran, Lynch, Kelly. Malone, etc. In