Pennsylvania Irish: Coal Region Legend
Most of the Irish, who settled in Pennsylvania coal regions, prior to the ample Irish hunger (1845-1849), came from the counties of Kilkenny and Laois, in south-central Ireland. These Irish immigrants normally had action working in coal mines and quickly assimilated into that working environment, progressing up the ladder of promotions at a stable pace. The coal regions of Pennsylvania consisted of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Columbia, Carbon, Schuylkill and Northumberland counties. The Kilkenny and Laois Irish generally were not financially struggling before they came to America, and ended up less beggared than bountiful of the succeeding Irish immigrants. ...
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