Celebrate Irish History and Heritage Month

March is Irish-American History and Heritage Month, and St. Patrick’s Day is just over a week away. There’s no better time to explore and celebrate the incredibly rich Irish history and heritage of our neighborhoods.

Did you know that the oldest intact Catholic church in New York was built by and for Irish immigrants in our neighborhood? That the St. Patrick’s Day parade started and ended here? That the first major party Catholic presidential candidate who helped build the Empire State Building and the father of modern American theater were both local Irish?

Learn about all this and more by exploring these great resources from Village Preservation: