Arizona republican., 1922-03-20

Thomas ordered that 400 men be
raised for service in an intended ex-
pedition to Canada and OF S27 men
recruited in the lower counties, (now
a part of Delaware). 90 per cent were
recorded as born in Ireland and again
a Pennsylvania regiment recuited in
1858 for service in the French and
Indian wars, 20 companys making
total of 1 .00S men, 449 we're born in
Ireland, 277 in America. 9S in Eng
land, S5 in Scotland, Is in Wales,
102 in Germany and 80 others. Out
from this same state later came the
greatest soldiers and heroes OF the
Revolution, the martyrs Of Valley
Forge, troops called the line OF Ire
land.
MARYLAND next TO PENNSYLVANIA
perhaps had the greatest number OF
Irish emigrants, most notable OF
whom was the great Carroll family
who later was to contribute so mucn
to the success of the revolution
through their great wealth, Charles
Carroll being one of the Signers OF
the Declaration OF Independence and
his cousin Bishop John Carroll did
good service among the French
Catholics in Canada in disuading
them from joining the British army
in great numbers.
New York had as one Of her early
governors Thomas Dongan of county
Kildare, 1887, and as may be expect
ed, we find him lending encourage
ment to his fellow countrymen, TO
come and settle in New York, for he
recommended that natives OF Ire
land be sent here to colonize, where
they may live and be very happy.
From this time the Irish continued TO
immigrate to New York in great
numbers until today none are they
who would deny that New York Of
the present is some Irish colony.
During the years of the big immigra-
ton. from 1925 to 1775 into Pennsyl-
yania. there was also a large Irish
immigration into New York. As an
example of this a petition OF Robert
Harper for large grant OF land for
200 to 800 families who were about
to sail from Ireland in 1853 to settle
in New York In the issue OF Brad
ford's New York Gazette of the week
TIA, 1875, there IS IAN account or
vessels entered and cleared in the
customs houses, Dec. 81. 1888 TO
March rs, 1884" and of those vessels
81 traded between ireland and New
York and Philadelphia, % Of which
ports. Were this rate TO continue 1t
would bring over 200 ships from Ire
land to those two ports in one year.
While Maine. New Hampshire, Mas
sachusetts and Rhole Island had
large qnota OF Irish men among the
early immigrants, particularly wish
to pass TO the Carolinas and Georgia.
In August 1869, a British ship
stopped at the Irish port of kinsale
and took on a number OF Irishmen
and then moved to their destination,
South Carolina. Among those pas
scngers was one Florence O'Sullivan
who in time became one OF the lead
ing men OF the colony and later its
surveyor general. This reminds me
that there is, or was, an island in
Charleston harbor called Sullivan's
island.
An Irish colony began toward the
end of the Seventeenth century in
Berkeley county, South Carolina and
In the council journals Of the period
appear the names OF O'Neill. Donno-
no, Lynch, Brady, Carly, Sullivan,
Donovan. Croney. Mallagan, Logan,
McKeown, McLauglin and Fitzgerald,
mostly in connection with land grants
on the Cooper and Ashley rivers.
G. IHGTe Is DlGnllOn. VI IOAAN NNNA
O'Kelly, his wife and six children
who came in 1896 with many others
from Dorchester. Mass. and settled
or founded the town Of Dorchester,
South Carolina.
In 1887 a large colony of Irish came
and settled near Newberry and Cam
den where they formed the bulk OF
the population and another large
colony Joined them in 1882. Titled
land holders of that period embrace
the names of O'Cain, ONeill.
O'Quinn, Kelly. MCGOWAN, McGraw,
Mccormick. Mcneil and Mcconnell,
Bready. Rork, Hanhan, Casey, Regan
and brennan, Flanagan. Dugan,
Malloy and Malone. Madigan. Bran
non, Classify. Dunn, Downey. Murphy
Fitzpatrick and Lynch and many
others. mentioned in the Annals OF
Newberry compiled by Judge John
Bolton O'Neill whose grandfather
Hugh O'Neill came to Newberry from
Ireland in 1852.
About 1865 South Carolina offered
bounty OF 100 acres TO each man,
woman and child who came to her
state, and Ramsey says in his His-
tory OF the Revolution of South Ca
rolina many Irish accepted these Of
fers' which also exempted them from
taxes for 10 years. And further he
says, But OF all countries none have
furnished the province with so many
inhabitants as Ireland"
Williamson in his history says that
the most numerous settlers in the
northwestern part of the province
during the first half OF the Eight
eenth century were from Ireland.
The number of towns and places
bearing Celtic names in North caro-
lima would further indicate the pres
ence of the Irish in great numbers at
an early date, as the following VIII
testify: fitzgerald. Cody. Courtney.
Malloy, Riley, Corbett, Murphy and
Murfreesboro, Hogans Creek. Lyons,
Mebane and Mullins, German. Don
Ohio. Dalton Mooresville and Man
ming. Oneal Connover, Connollys,
Callahan. Grogansville, Gaffney, Nc
Grady, McConnellsville, Neely. Pow
ers Lynch Station, Limerick, Belfast,
Mayo. Muckross, Claremont and 50
on. These names further lndicate
that there were other than Scotch
Irish among those early Immigrants
The genealogical records the an
stract OF Wills probated before 1850.
in the abstracts of conveyances and
the offices OF the registers OF DEEDS
and marriage records and In fact
every record of every kind we find an
abundance of those old and popular
Irish names throughout the early
records of both North and South Car
olina. So great was this Irish imml-
grafton to those states in the eight
eenth century that when the reNolu-
ton broke, the major part OF the
forces of Marion. Sumter. Lee ana
Greene were recruited from those
Irish Immigrants and the sons OF
previous generation of Irishmen. who
rendered such valiant service TO the
cause of America during the years ol
that memorable struggle.
Ireland not only furnished soldiers
and tillers Of the soil to the caro-