Places With Significant Irish Population
See also mainland UK list: Lists of U.K. locations with large Irish populations
There are many people in Great Britain with Irish ancestry and they are found mainly in the following towns and cities:
- Birmingham
- Bootle
- Cardiff
- Coventry
- Corby
- Dundee
- Edinburgh
- Glasgow
- Coatbridge
- Huddersfield
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- London
- Luton
- Manchester
- Middlesbrough
- Preston
- Portsmouth
- Sunderland
Read more about this topic: British People Of Irish Descent
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