how did the Irish come to louisiana?
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Probably walked, or rode a horse, or by ship.  Many different modes of transport.
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Ermmm\n\nAll US states are American not French.\n\nBut I guess the answer you want is Louisiana and Mississippi
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Cant help but suggest that you also ask this question in "Travel" sub section "Ireland".....a lot of Irish people are there and may be of help to you.
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New Orleans, Louisiana I think.
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Irish because before the Mexicans came we were the first hated immigrants to this country.
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French, Germans, Spanish, Scotch-Irish, Anglo-American, Creole, Indian and of course, the Acadians themselves. The most important stylistic influence (according to the authors of Cajun Country) was from the Black Creoles (especially Amede` Ardoin) and most of the influences on the Cajun instrumental repertoire seems to be related to Irish and Anglo-American sources. Some music we have lost, 'cause Cajuns used to play double-time waltzes, contradances, polkas, mazurkas, one-steps, reels, square dances and hoe-downs. Today, you will hear traditional Cajun waltzes, two-steps and some good jig or jitterbug songs and exciting instrumentals that can be danced to a two-step, or the Zydeco-step pattern which seems to be increasing in popularity.\n\nHistorically, traditional Cajun music is a blend of instrumental sounds and playing styles that were first learned from Louisiana's early settlers and later on from incoming immigrants. Black Creoles contributed rhythms and percussion techniques and improvised such instrumentation as washtubs for drums, kitchen soup spoons and washboards. The Spanish contributed the guitar. The violin and musical triangle have been credited to our settlers from France. German-Jewish merchants imported the accordion from Austria right after it was invented in the early 19th century. Acadians and Creole musicians learned how to coax familiar tunes and invented new ones on this new music-making contraption. The Irish and Anglo-Americans contributed new fiddle tunes and dances such as reels and jigs; and all of this eventually became a gumbo of musical sounds that were perfected into what is now Cajun music. It has a distinctive pattern, it's different from most other music. And, because Cajun music is dance music, one of the most essential elements is rhythm. It has also been said that Cajun music is primitive - it has been likened to ancient wailings from Asia.\n\nLike cultures worldwide, Cajuns sing about life-nostalgic melodies and lyrics about "the good old days". Some aspect of the past such as childhood memories or experiences influence Cajun musicans and these compositions always seem to be popular. We compose and sing about courtship, infidelity, marriage, aging and death. We sing about work and play. Many songs are just humorous poems put to music. Cajuns like to poke fun at themselves and others if the situation arises. Much of this humor can find its way into the lyrics of a lively two-step. Some songs like the "Mardi Gras Song" are very old and can be traced into medieval France. La Delaisse is another old song that can be traced to France. This one is about a jilted young woman who eventually takes her own life after killing her former lover. Another popular Cajun melody such as "I Passed By Your Door" appears to have originated from a composition for classical guitar by 18th century Spanish composer Frederico Sors. "The Cowboy Waltz" (Valse du Vacher) by Dennis McGee/Amedee Ardoin is sung in French to an Old World Mazurka. Cajuns also borrowed the best melodies from AngloAmericans and made them better by writing their own French lyrics to fit the tune. The Cajun, "I Went to the Dance Last Night" sounds a lot like "Get Along Home Cindy". The Cajun songs of Louisiana can generally be divided (Elizabeth Brandon, The Cajuns) into 4 groups: (1.) French folklore songs brought from Europe and Canada, (2.) Songs from American folklore translated into French, (3.) Songs composed by Louisiana Acadians (most modern songs), and (4.) Creole songs, indigenous to the French Islands and Caribbean.\n\nVocals - Cajun Singing Style Acadians arrived in Louisiana with few possessions. There was little room for instruments, and consequently their music at first consisted of humming or singing with no musical accompaniment (musique a bouche). The Cajun singing style of today, like the music, has become a blend of many cultures. In the 1750's th
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Because most Americans have the cultural capacity of a boiled potato and so cling to any vague link to the culturally superior Irish rather than their own culture. They probably couldn't find Wales and Scotland on a map.
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I've included a link to a good article on this topic - good reading.  Here's an excerpt that discusses the origins:\n\n---\n\nThe general southern dialect has its origins in the English immigrants who moved to the South in the 17th and 18th centuries, of whom most were of European Celtic origins (according to an 1860 census, "three-quarters of white Southerners had surnames that were Scottish, Irish or Welsh in origin." [1]). \n\nThese immigrants brought with them a very distinct style of English speaking, which was then combined with the African languages spoken by the African Americans who were at this time enslaved in the South. \n\nOver time this cultural and linguistic diversity combined with the South's rural isolation, and longtime use and familiarity with the King James Version of the Bible in religious life, to produce a unique American dialect.
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to my knowledge, Louisiana
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The Irish were always discriminated in America, next to the Chinese the Irish were scorned for doing what most mexicans are doing today (taking low paying jobs, and doing it so widedspread that it lowers the average pay for non-mexican workers who do the same job).....The Irish weren't bad, in fact we owe so much to them for their job in the Civil War, however they were treated poorly....\n\nFor chrissakes you have St. Pattie's day, the only reason we don't like you is...YOUR CATHOLIC, EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY HATED CATHOLICS
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Yes.  As someone else said they were forced to relocate by the British.  Some came to northern Maine, others continued on to Louisiana.
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The term "Black Irish" is sometimes used in the United States to refer to Irish people possessing dark skin and hair, purportedly due to Iberian ancestry. Numerous popular theories have been devised to explain the provenance and historical background of the "Black Irish."\n\nThe term is used differently in different places.
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The Irish are big believers in luck and the belief is that if you enter a person's house by one door, you should exit by that door, too. This is because you don't want to bring your bad luck through the house.
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The Irish are wonderful people and many of the immigrated to the USA many years ago........You know you all celebrate St. Patricks day.....You know Luck of the Irish.....The pot of gold at the end of the rainbow...this is all Irish folklore.....Since we are in the immigration forum I will side with my fellow questioner in saying and agreeing that all governments like to keep their public blind by spreading propaganda...happens everywhere.  The history of my family is that when we came from Ireland and mind you we immigrated in accordance with the laws of that time AND we were received and percieved just as America today accepts the Illegal Immigrant... With Racism and Hatred.
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Howdy,\n  1800's . If you will listen to the song "DIXIE" all the way through, You will here this is an old Irish song that the South adopted. In this song, on the second and third verse, Jim was a deciever, and His gal had a meat cleaver.
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I'm not from Ireland but I have a rich breed of Irish blood in my tribal veins. Grandparents of both sides were born there and my maternal grandmother was born there. She was booked on the "TITANIC" to come over to Canada but traded in her ticket for some obscure French liner because her boyfriend was a steward on that ship! Often wondered about that! You know? the what if? question!?\n It is a wonderful land and when you go there do enjoy yourself. If you ever get to the blarney stone? Don't kiss it!
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Im from Louisiana and I havent heard it was.