According to Wikipedia, by 1850 Irish emigrants constituted 1/4 of all of NYC's population -- so they surely lived in many neighborhoods. Incidentally, at that time, "NYC" would have meant Manhattan. The western part of the Bronx (west of the Bronx River) was annexed in 1874, the eastern part of the Bronx in 1895 -- and until 1914, "New York County" was Manhattan and the Bronx. The remaining boroughs were made part of NYC in the 1898 consolidation. HTH Claire K. On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Noreen LaTour wrote: > What neighborhoods did the Irish primarily reside in NYC in the mid to late > 1800's? ...

Manhattan is still New York County. Tracing Orson Burgess and Elizabeth O'Bolger, of the Finger Lakes Region in New York; Cracio Nudo and Angela Antoinetta of Italy and New York, their descendants and posterity. ANTIONETTA, BURGESS, CHAFFEE, CLARK, FELTON, HUGHES, MACK, METCALF, MCMAHON, MORRIS, NUDO, O'BOLGER, SLAYTON, STANGA, TENNEY, TROY, WATKINS, WHITNEY; from England, Ireland, Italy and New England. Gerald Eberwein PO Box 605 Naco AZ 85620-0605 (520) 432-4631 > NacoGerry@hughes.net EN -----Original Message----- From: ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ny-irish-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Claire K Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 15:15 To: ny-irish@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NY-IRISH] NYC Irish Neighborhoods in the 1800's According to Wikipedia, by 1850 Irish emigrants constituted 1/4 of all of NYC's population -- so they surely lived in many neighborhoods. Incidentally, at that time, "NYC" would have meant Manhattan. The western part of the Bronx (west of the Bronx River) was annexed in 1874, the eastern part of the Bronx in 1895 -- and until 1914, "New York County" was Manhattan and the Bronx. The remaining boroughs were made part of NYC in the 1898 consolidation. HTH Claire K. On Nov 8, 2010, at 9:30 AM, Noreen LaTour wrote: > What neighborhoods did the Irish primarily reside in NYC in the mid to late > 1800's? ... ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== Don't forget to check out the NY-Irish mailing list website. Also, check/add your NY-Irish surnames on the Surname Registry: http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NYIrishList/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NY-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message