History of the Irish in Louisville

The history of the Irish in Louisville, Kentucky, USA dates to the founding of the city. There were two major waves of Irish influence on Louisville - the Scots-Irish in the late 18th century, and those who escaped from the Great Famine of the 1840s.^[1]

^ Whitty, Paul B (2014). "Irish". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 420–422. ISBN 978-0-8131-4974-5.

[Whitty_Irish-1] Whitty, Paul B (2014). "Irish". In Kleber, John E. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 420–422. ISBN 978-0-8131-4974-5.

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