Twentieth Century
The Kentucky Irish American was a newspaper printed for the Irish in Louisville. Founded in 1896 in Limerick, it existed until 1968. However, Limerick as an Irish stronghold ended after the Louisville and Nashville Railroad in 1902 chose to move its shop to Louisville's Highland Park district, causing most of its Irish workforce to move with it. By 1920 Limerick had lost its Irish character; the last St. Patrick's Day Parade in Limerick was in 1918; Louisville would not see another until the 1970s.
The Irish decline continued for decades. The Ancient Order of Hibernians once had seven chapters in Louisville, but the last one folded in 1944. The 1960s saw a renewed interest in Irish culture in Louisville, and the Hibernians returned in Louisville in 1966; the National Convention met in Louisville in 1994 at the Galt House. Other groups interested in Irish culture would form in Louisville. Mayor Harvey Sloane brought back the Saint Patrick's Day parades during his administration. Outside of Chicago, no Midwestern city has had more Irish music bands than Louisville.
Read more about this topic: History Of The Irish In Louisville
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