Do the Irish have a history of racism against them?

These are historical statements from yesteryear describing a despised race of people in America. ... In his book How the Irish Became White, author Noel Ignatiev notes, “While the white skin made the Irish eligible for membership in the white race, it did not guarantee their admission; they had to earn it. read more

I don’t know the origin of this sign but my grandmother who lived in England in the 1950’s and 1960’s encountered it regularly. There is a long history of racism against the Irish. read more

Anti-Irish sentiment (or Hibernophobia) may refer to or include oppression, bigotry, persecution, discrimination, hatred or fear of Irish people as an ethnic group or nation, whether directed against Ireland in general or against Irish emigrants and their descendants in the Irish diaspora. read more

As Jessie Daniels explained in a piece on the Racism Review website called “St. Patrick’s Day, Irish-Americans and the Changing Boundaries of Whiteness,” the Irish faced marginalization as newcomers to the United States in the 19th century. read more